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Foundational work of American Independence.- Sidney (Algernon) Discourses concerning Government,

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Foundational work of American Independence.- Sidney (Algernon) Discourses concerning Government,

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Foundational work of American Independence.- Sidney (Algernon) Discourses concerning Government, first edition, sig. B with 1-3 only (as often) but catchwords and pagination correct, title foxed, ink verse to title verso, some marginal water-staining towards beginning and occasional foxing, contemporary mottled calf, worn, part of leather on upper cover missing and board beneath exposed, [Wing S3761], folio, Printed, and are to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1698.

⁂ Sidney's most important work and the one that cost him his life. An attack on the divine right of kings, Discourses concerning Government argued that individuals should have the right to choose their own form of government. Along with Locke's Two Treatises on Government, the present work was studied by Thomas Jefferson in particular and is regarded as a critical text in the founding of the United States of America.

Provenance: "E Libris Petri Tom." ink inscription dated in the year of publication on front free endpaper.

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Foundational work of American Independence.- Sidney (Algernon) Discourses concerning Government,

Name: Foundational work of American Independence.- Sidney (Algernon) Discourses concerning Government,
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