Description:
Author: Sir Thomas Smith.Title: Thomae Smithi Angli De republica Anglorum libri tres:quibus accesserunt chorographica illius descriptio, aliique politici tractatus.Publisher: Lvg. Batavorum (Leiden), Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1630.Language: Text in Latin.Size: 4,5" X 2,5".Pages: 404 pages + Index.Binding: Very good contemporary full vellum binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on upper margin of the title page - as shown).Illustration: Complete with the nice engraved title page.****
The book: Rare and nice 17th-century edition of Sir Thomas Smith's book De Republica Anglorum: the Maner of Government or Police of the Realme of England, written between 1562 and 1565, was first published in 1583. In it, he described England as a mixed government and a commonwealth and stated that all commonwealths are of mixed character.
