Prince, The – Nicolo Macchiavelli
VG Ex-Library 1931 Everyman’s

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first Everyman’s edition, early printing, hardcover copy of The Prince by Nicolo Macchiavelli with no dust jacket. Everyman’s Edition stated, 1908 J. M. Dent. Eighth Printing, 1931 on the copyright page.

The exterior of the book is in Very Good condition with bright boards with a few marks. The spine is heavily sunned with a lightly faded title and author gilt, which is legible up close and a small lighter section from the removed spine label. The page blocks are clean with no library stamps. The hinges are strong with no cracks. Also with a moderate spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rounded and rubbed  corners.  The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with the paper label of the Library on the front paste down and no card sleeve at the rear. The copyright page has three Library marks: a very small stamped input date,  a “No Longer the property of The Library” ink stamp and a large pinhole-press imprint of the Library name. No other Library marks inside. The rear end papers and interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

No dust jacket.

Niccolo Machiavelli was one of the principal secretaries to the Signoria at Florence and undertook diplomatic missions to various courts, before his imprisonment and exile. To quote his own words, this book discusses “what a principality is, what kinds there are, how they can be acquired, how they can be kept and why they are lost”.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.