Botero, Giovanni. - DELLA RAGION DI STATO Libri Dieci. Con tre Libri. Delle Cause della Grandezza delle Città Di nuouo in questa ultima Impressione, mutati alcuni luoghi dall’istesso Auctore, & accresciuti di diuersi Discorsi, Cioè, Dell’Eccellenze de gli antichi Capitani. Della Neutralità. Della Riputatione. Dell’Agiltà delle forze. Della Fortificatione. Una Relatoine del Mare. Con la Yavola Dell Materie, Et con Licenzza de’ Superiori. New Impression. Sm. 4to. [xxxvi] + [viii] + 264pp. T.p. device, historiated inital letters. Some shaving across head with some loss to running title. [Bound with]. RELATIONI UNIVERSALI Diuiso in quattro parti. Arricchite di cose rare, e memorabili, e con l'ultima mano dell'autore. Aggiuntoui di Nuouo la Ragione di Stato del Medesimo. Con Licenza d’ Superiori, & Priuilegio. [viii] + 800pp. + [xxxvi]. [Lacking 4 folding engraved maps]. T.p. device, historiated inital letters.

In Venetia Appresso I Giunti, 1640. 2 vols. in 1. as issued. 4to. Italian text. Contemporary marginalia, some browning, early sheep, scuff to lower board, gilt ruling and gilt lettered label to spine. ¶ Giovanni Botero (c. 1544–1617) Italian thinker, priest, poet, and diplomat, best known for his work Della Ragion di Stato (The Reason of State) first published in 1589.

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