VALERIU Marcu
MACHIAVELLI SCHOOL OF POWER
Warsaw 1938, Powszechna Spółka Wyd., pp. 280; format: 23 cm x16 cm;
First edition!
A book depicting Machiavelli's life and the world he lived in at the time. Includes illustrations, such as: "The Burning of Savanarola" by an unknown 16th century Florentine painter, and a portrait of Machiavelli by Sante di Tito.
Table of Contents:
Florence permeates the world
Niccolo Machiavelli sees power
God and power
Office
The office, the life of the poltician
Machiavelli at the master of treachery
Longing for his own weapons
Machiavelli in the field
Florence becomes a spoil
After losing a battle
Great sufferings and small joys
Misfortune and immortality
In the service of the Medici
The world crisis and the death of Machiavelli
HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER. COVERS SURROUNDED BY GOLD EMBOSSED AND BLIND-STAMPED BORDERING. SPINE WITH RAISED SCROLLS, EMBOSSING AND GILT. MARBLED BOARDS, PAGE EDGES STAINED WITH THE SAME PATTERN.
BDB condition/ BEAUTIFUL Piece.
