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Harrington, James (1611-1677)2
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Grotius, Hugo, 1583-16451

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Du gouvernement civil

Locke, John (1632-1704); Mazel, David (fl. 1670-1696)

1755

Title vignette; headpiece; initial. Title in red and black.

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Discours sur l'origine et les fondemens de l'inégalité parmi les hommes

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778)

1755

Title-page printed in red and black. Engraved vignettes; initials. Engraved frontispiece.

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Observations concerning the originall of government : upon Mr. Hobs Leviathan. Mr. Milton against Salmasius. H. Grotius De jure belli. Mr Huntons Treatise of monarchy

Filmer, Sir Robert (1588-1653); Rose, Alexander (fl. 1652)

1652

Anon., by Sir Robert Filmer. Annotation on Ob copy attributes work to Alexander Rose. Title page in red and black.

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Politique tirée des propres paroles de l'Ecriture-sainte : à Monseigneur Le Dauphin : ouvrage posthume (v.1)

Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne (1627-1704); Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne (1627-1704); Catholic Church. Pope (1676-1689 : Innocent XI)

1721

Title in red and black. Title vignette; initials; head and tail pieces. Engravings facing half-title pages.

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The Oceana of James Harrington, and his other works : som wherof are now first publish'd from his own manuscripts. The whole collected, methodiz'd, and review'd, with an exact account of his life prefix'd, by John Toland

Harrington, James (1611-1677); Toland, John (1670-1722)

1700

First published in 1656 under title: The commonwealth of Oceana. T.p. printed in black and red. Errata: p. xliv. Advertisement: final leaf. The individual works have special half-titles.

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Arcana seculi decimi sexti. Huberti Langueti legati, dum viveret, et consiliarii Saxonici Epistolae secretae ad principem suum Augustum Sax. ducem & S.R.I. septemvirum. Ex archeioi saxonico descriptas primus e museo edit Io. Petr. Ludovicus

Languet, Hubert (1518-1581); August Elector of Saxony (1526-1586); Mordeisen, Ulrich von (1519-1572); Melanchthon, Philipp (1497-1560); Ludewig, Johann Peter von (1668-1743)

1699

In three parts, called Lib. I, Pars I-II and Lib. II. Vol. 1: xviii, 240 p.; v. 2: 368, 737-858, 489-496; v. 3: 315, 16,p. (numerous pagination errors). Vols. 1 and 2 contain 125 and 204 letters, ...

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Les oeuvres mélées de Monsieur le chevalier Temple (v.1)

Temple, Sir William (1628-1699)

1699

Title in black and red; title vignettes; tail-piece at end of pt. 2. Contents: 1e ptie. Considerations générales sur l'état & les intérêts des divers etats... -- Recherche de l'origine & de la ...

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Les oeuvres mélées de Monsieur le chevalier Temple (v.2)

Temple, Sir William (1628-1699)

1699

Title in black and red; title vignettes; tail-piece at end of pt. 2. Contents: 1e ptie. Considerations générales sur l'état & les intérêts des divers etats... -- Recherche de l'origine & de la ...

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The Oceana and other works of James Harrington Esq : collected, methodiz'd, and review'd, with an exact account of his life prefix'd

Harrington, James (1611-1677); Toland, John (1670-1722); Hall, John (1627-1656); Millar, Andrew (1707-1768)

1747

Title-page in red and black. "The life of James Harrington", p. xiii-xliv. Contents: Toland's dedication -- His preface -- The life of James Harrington -- The grounds and reasons of monarchy consi...

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Correspondence and papers of Ralph Miliband

Miliband, Ralph; Liebman, Marcel

1940-2002

Ralph Miliband, the political scientist and socialist, was born in Belgium of Jewish parents on 7 January 1924. He and his father fled to London in 1940 as the German army was invading Belgium. Here h...

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