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Lettre de Monsieur Bodin. A Lyon, par Jean Pillehotte, 1590. RELIÉ AVEC (en tête): 2). COPIE DES LETTRES d'un Politicque de Tours, envoyées à ung Politicque de la ville de Roüen. Esquelles sont descouverts les desseins et pretentiôs du Roy de Navarre, et l'estat de ses affaires. Surprinses à Vernon, par ung Capitaine du Regiment de Monsieur le Marquis de Pienne. A Lyon, 1590. 3). DEFAICTE VERITABLE sur les troupes du Roy de Navarre, le Lundy cinquième Mars 1590. Par les Catholiques de la ville de Dreux. A Lyon, par Loys Tantillon, 1590, 4). SIXTE V. La Lettre de N.S. Pere le Pape à Messieurs de la Cour de Parlement de Paris. A Paris, chez Nicolas Nivelle et Rolin Thierry, 1590, 5). LETTRES ESCRITTE par les Princes et Noblesse de France à Monseigneur le Cardinal de Montalto, par le Duc de Pinay dit de Luxembourg, envoyée par lesdits Princes et Noblesse à N.S. Père le Pape, sur les affaires et occurrences de ce temps. Avec la responce de la Saincteté ausdictz Princes et Noblesse, et à Monseigneur
by BODIN (Jean)
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Together 7 pieces bound in 1 volume, 12mo. 1). 24 pages. 2). 14 pages. 3). 12 pages. (i.e. 11). 1 leaf. 4). 8 pages. 5). 8 leaves. 6). 12 leaves. 7). 11 pages. Half-calf, ornate spine (19th century binding). First Edition (?) of this important and extremely rare political pamphlet in which Jean Bodin, 'one of the greatest political philosophers of all time' (Encyclopedia Universalis), justifies his membership of the Catholic League. "The Letter of January 20, 1590, is clearly a masterpiece of political analysis once it is properly framed within its historical context. The work continues to be discussed and disparaged by historians and biographers of Bodin. Bodin explains why 'the inhabitants or most of them' of Laon, including himself, became members of the 'League'. (...) Examining the general situation of the warring factions, Bodin expresses himself frankly. He knew how to judge one of the most complex moments in French history clearly and without partisanship. By analyzing how he reaches his opinions, we can better understand his ideas" (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Although no anteriority could be established between the five primitive editions of the work, all published the same year in Lyon, Paris, Brussels, Troyes and Toulouse, this Lyon edition appears listed in first position in the bibliography raisonnée of Jean Bodin. The volume is bound with 6 other pamphlets of the same period, all very rare, favorable to the Catholic League. Crahay, Isaac and Lenger, Bibliographie raisonnée de Jean Bodin, F1, p.315.
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- Lettre de Monsieur Bodin. A Lyon, par Jean Pillehotte, 1590. RELIÉ AVEC (en tête): 2). COPIE DES LETTRES d'un Politicque de Tours, envoyées à ung Politicque de la ville de Roüen. Esquelles sont descouverts les desseins et pretentiôs du Roy de Navarre, et l'estat de ses affaires. Surprinses à Vernon, par ung Capitaine du Regiment de Monsieur le Marquis de Pienne. A Lyon, 1590. 3). DEFAICTE VERITABLE sur les troupes du Roy de Navarre, le Lundy cinquième Mars 1590. Par les Catholiques de la ville de Dreux. A Lyon, par Loys Tantillon, 1590, 4). SIXTE V. La Lettre de N.S. Pere le Pape à Messieurs de la Cour de Parlement de Paris. A Paris, chez Nicolas Nivelle et Rolin Thierry, 1590, 5). LETTRES ESCRITTE par les Princes et Noblesse de France à Monseigneur le Cardinal de Montalto, par le Duc de Pinay dit de Luxembourg, envoyée par lesdits Princes et Noblesse à N.S. Père le Pape, sur les affaires et occurrences de ce temps. Avec la responce de la Saincteté ausdictz Princes et Noblesse, et à Monseigneur
- Author
- BODIN (Jean)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- Politique;VARIA;Histoire;Livre en langue française;
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