Author: Simmler, Josias
Title: De Republica Helvetiorum : Libri Duo. Describitur Vero in His Libris Non Tantum Communis Totius Helvetiae Politia, Et Singulorum Pagorum Respub. Verumetiam Foederum Omnium Origo Et Conditiones Exponuntur (the First History of Switzerland, 2nd Edition, 1577. Original Edition)
Description: Tiguri [Zurich]: Froschovius, 1577. [8], 207, [5] leaves, *8, A-Cc8, Dd4 (with the final leaf a blank).(8vo) 16x10 cm (6¼x4"), period speckled calf, rebacked with later gilt-ruled calf, raised spine bands, morocco lettering. Some extremity wear to covers; near fine. The first history of Switzerland, which was translated into German and French and was for many decades the standard text on the subject. This is the enlarged second edition. Cromwell is said to have studied the work extensively as a political guidebook. Bookplates of Earl Fitzwilliam and Milton, Peterborough. OCLC Number: 166132585. Provenance: Sold by Francis Edwards Ltd. of London to the eminent Palo Alto geologist Andrew Griscom (1928-2015) in 1969. .

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