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The essence of Algernon Sidney's work on government. ; To which is annexed, his Essay on love. / By a student of the Inner Temple.

Accession number
PML 5003.1
Creator
Sidney, Algernon, 1623-1683.
Published
London: : Printed for J. Johnson ..., 1795.
Description
xix, [5], 287, [1] p. ; 22 cm
Notes
Wrongly attributed to William Scott, Baron Stowell, by the BM. Cf. DNB.
An answer to Robert Filmer's Patriarcha. Cf. DNB.
Essay on love (with half title): p. [267]-287.
Various pages blank, including p. [1] at end.
First edition.
The "Essay
Binding
Red morocco, gilt with cipher of Rev. John Disney.
Variant title
Discourses concerning government
Provenance
From the collections of Thomas Brand-Hollis(?); the Rev. John Disney, with his armorial exlibris and cipher on upper cover, sold 29 Feb. 1804; Robert Samuel Turner, sold 1888 and James Toovey.
Classification
Department