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Description: Joannis MiltonI (Angli-centered) PRO POPULO ANGLICANO DEFENSIO (No coma) (Contra-centered) CLAUDII ANONYMI , aliàs SALMASII, (Defensionem-centered) REGIAM. 12mo., [40], 330 numbered pages, (FINIS.) to center of bottom page margin, ESTC Citation No. R228714. Bound in full recent tan leather, title in gilt to red spine label. All edges red, now faded. Woodcut of Cross of St George and Irish harp (9 strings) to title page (Without elaborate border), verso blank. No names on the new endpapers. Old inked name (faded) to first original endpaper (W. Parry, Shipston), faded inked name (W. F. Lang) to top of title page. Latin text. Paper without foxing. Not the first edition, but one of eight editions published in 1651 [see The Milton Bibliography of John T. Shawcross].
Seller: BookSearch, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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Description: 2 Bände in 1. Sammeltitel mit Titelkupfer, 3 Bl. (Index Rerum), Titelblatt (Defensio Regia.Titelblatt datiert :1650) 7 Bl. (Praefatio Defensionis), 282 Seiten, Titelblatt mit Titelkupfer (Joannis Miltoni, Angli.), 4 Bl. (Praefatio), 104 Seiten, 3 Bl. Index. Bucheinband mit Pergamentmakulatur. Rücken einseitig gelöst, Rückendeckel fehlt. Salmasius (Claude de Saumaise, 1588 - 1653). - Dieser Doppelband enthält: Cl. Salmasio. Defensio Regia Pro Carolo I Ad Serenissimum Magnae Britanniae Regem Carolum II Filium Natu Maiorem Haeredem & Successorem legitimum. Parisiis, Apud Franciscum Noel 1650. - Joannis Miltoni Angli. Defensio Pro Populo Anglicano; Contra Claudii Anonimi, alias Salmasii, Defensionem Regiam. Londini, Typis Du Gardianis, 1651. - Two volumes in one.
Seller: Antiquariat Cassel & Lampe Gbr - Metropolis Books Berlin, Berlin, D, Germany
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Description: Londini: Typus Du Gardianis [Amsterdam: J. Jansson], 1651. First Edition, later issue. 12mo, recent marbled boards and endpapers, (xl) 330 pages, woodcut of Commonwealth arms at title page. Binding fine, text very firm, title page once detached and now on a stub, brief aging, few leaves with a few ink underlines, early ink notation on verso of title page, light foxing at few leaves at front and rear. Madan 9. One of a number of 12mo editions which followed the 4to and folio initial printings in 1651; several of the smaller versions were done by Elzevir (in Amsterdam or Leiden), although all continued with the London credit of Du Gardianis. The copy in this lot is the only 12mo edition with 330 text pages. "Milton was inordinately proud of this work, which brought him European fame - or notoriety - because it was an officially commissioned and effective 'defense of the English people' against an attack on the new Republic by one of Europe's greatest scholars, the learned Claudius Salmasius. "If it proved nothing else, it proved that the Puritans, widely considered uneducated, had some real scholars on their side. Milton, as spokesman for his country, believed it to be a reasoned defense of regicide (the execution of Charles I in 1649), an eloquent defense of liberty, and his best work in prose" - William Riley Parker.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Milton John. Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio. Londini, Typis Du Gardianis, 1651.
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Condition: Good
Description: Quarto, modern boards, title and final leaf bit dust soiled, contemporary inscription at head of title, few numbers partially erased in outer blank edge-of title, few minor spots here and there, but a large copy, and quite decent. Wing M 2106; Coleridge 46; Madan 3; not in Kohler. Rare
Seller: G. W. Stuart, Jr., ABAA(emeritus), Yuma, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Two titles in one. 3 x 5 inches. Text in Latin and some Greek. Original vellum with 'Salmasius pro, Milton contra' and Commonwealth arms on spine in manuscript. These two works are bound together in the same volume. Various ink annotations verso front cover and pencil annotations on first blank page made by previous owners. Sympathetically recased at some point Pro Popolo Anglicano Defensio decorated with Commonwealth arms on title page; Defensio Regia decorated with title page, head and tail vignettes and initials. PRO POPULO ANGLICAN DEFENSIO Probably the Jansson edition of Milton's response to the Defensio by Salmasius (Claude de Saumaise,1588-1653) published in 1649. Milton's response was celebrated as a victory over the defence of Salmasius of absolute monarchy and the Divine Right of Kings. The work, written in Latin is noted for its colourful invectives such as a 'dung-hill Frenchman' and indignant attacks on the French scholar. Milton questions how the great European scholar could defend the principle of divine right and he defends the overthrow of the monarchy by the people. The 'Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio' was a pivotal work for Milton who gained recognition and fame through his powerful response to Salmasius' argument. DEFENSIO REGIA. This is the second edition of this work, published anonymously in the same year as the first edition. Both editions were published by the Elzevirs in Leiden. The printing of the Defensio is said to have been paid for by the exiled Charles II, who asked Salmasius (Claude de Saumaise 1588-1653) a renowned French and Classical scholar and Professor at the University of Leiden, to write a work defending the case of his father. In the Defensio, Salmasius condemns the parliamentary government in England and upholds the Divine Right of Kings. He wrote his work in Latin and it was censored in England, one of the censors being John Milton. Dutch Protestant printers produced these works in large numbers and their bibliography is incredibly complex: false imprints, no imprints and lack of dates being frequent. The deception was fired by the greed of the same printers competing for the Spanish theological printing contracts and so guarding their anonymity. It is for this reason that the order of precedence of these printings is very difficult to identify. HISTORY/THEOLOGY 17th CENTURY ENGLISH THEOLOGY- POLITICS 17TH CENTURY HISTORY/THEOLOGY Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, ESTC R234384. Coleridge, Catalogue Milton Collection Turnbull Library, 51.
Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
Milton, John. PRO POPULO ANGLICANO DEFENSIO. Typis Du Gardianis, Londini, 1651.
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Description: 12mo., [2], [38], 330 pages. Bound in period style ruled calf by Jon Robbins. Ffep tipped in, archival repair to gutter of title page, A1, tide-marks present. Small ink writing to title page. JR Consignment.; shelved in Case 0. Madan assigns this edition tentatively to J. Jansson of Amsterdam, who is known to have printed an edition. Coleridge 51; Madan 9.; 1345461. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
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Description: Full Description: [MILTON, John]. Joannis Milton Angli Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio. Contra Claudii Anonymi, alias Salmasii Defensionem Regiam Londini: Typis Du Gardianis, 1651. First edition, third issue according to F.F. Madan, "Milton, Salmasius, and Dugard." with the Commonwealth's arms in a square engraved vignette on title, and the errata of seven lines and a publisher's note of six lines follows the title-page. ESTC states "One of three issues of Madan 1. In this issue (the third), the title-page vignette is a square metal block of the Commonwealth Arms in place of a round woodcut found in the first issue, and the initial blank of the first two issues "is folded round, so as to follow the title-page, and has on the recto seven lines of errata, with a pubisher's note asking the reader to correct minor defects"--Madan." Small quarto (7 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 180 x 140 mm). [22], 205, [1, blank] pp. Contemporary calf, rebacked with original spine. Boards with oval Maltese cross central devices in blind. Spine with red morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Top edge dyed brown, others speckled red. Without front and back free endpapers. Spine with some chipping and repairs. Corners renewed. With some minimal underlining and marginalia in old ink. Overall a clean, very good copy. According to Madan, this work was "the official reply of the Parliament to the Defensio Regia of Salmasius, which was having a serious effect upon public opinion on the Continent." (F.F. Madan, "Milton, Salmasius, and Dugard" in The Library, ser.4 vol.4 (1923), p. 119.) "This work was published amidst intense turmoil over the power of the monarchy, with John Milton responding for the side of Parliament, which hoped to sway public opinion both in England and abroad in its favor. And, the learned European audience for such a work was much more likely to read Latin than English." (Sometimes, Books Lie (Part One: Title Pages). May 8, 2014, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA Bloc). Wing M-2166; ESTC R32430. HBS 68831. $1,000.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Milton, John. PRO POPULO ANGLICANO DEFENSIO. Typis Du Gardianis, Londini, 1651.
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Description: 12mo., 260, [12] pages. G+: Bound in contemporary paneled calf, later rebacking. Boards with some wear, and bumping, small ink mark to title page. JR Consignment. Case 0. Wing M2168b; Coleridge 49; Madan 6. 1345465. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Milton, John. ANGLI DEFENSIO PRO POPULO ANGLICANO. typis Du Gardianis, Londini [i.e., Gouda?], 1651.
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Description: Quarto, [10], 104, [6] pages; VG; bound in later paper-covered boards, label with gilt titling; bookplate of Franz Pollack-Parnau to front pastedown; small worming to tail of gutter, doe snot impact text; title page browned, name in ink, two pinprick holes; JR Consignment. Shelved case 7. This edition was an unauthorized Continental printing. "There were a dozen editions of this popular work over two years: one dated 1650.and the remainder 1651 or 1652" [Wikenheiser]. It is worth noting that the 1650 imprint was published in 1651, due to the use of "the old style of dating, under which the year did not officially begin till 25 March. [Maden]. "This is the work which finally cost Milton his eyesight and which Warton characterized as 'the best apology ever offered for bringing kings ot the block.' In 1660, all copies were ordered to be surrendered and, along with Eikonoklastes, "to be burnt by the common hangman." [Wickenheiser]; This work was commissioned by Parliament during Oliver Cromwell's protectorship of England, and Milton defends the parliamentary party against accusations that the rebels led by Cromwell were guilty of regicide for executing King Charles. ESTC R31896; Wing M2168; Coleridge 46; Shawcross 322; Madan 3. 1345529. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Milton, John. PRO POPULO ANGLICANO DEFENSIO. typis Du-Gardianis, Londini, 1651.
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Description: Folio, [4], 263, [1] pages; Bound in full brown leather with gilt ruling to boards and gilt ornamentation and titling to paneled spine. Shelf wear, rubbing, discoloration, minor cracking and scratching to boards. Large open tear and several smaller tears to title page, and some remnants of title page adhered to facing blank page. Several small open tears to edges of title page. Light damp staining throughout. With errata leaf after title, woodcut armorial shields on title page, decorative head and tailpieces and decorated initial letters. Wide margins. Page A2v bears a printer's note concerning errata. Armorial bookplate belonging to Bernard de Noblet on front pastedown. JR Consignment.; shelved in Case 0. Oversized item(s). Will require additional postage for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller for additional information. ESTC R382; Wing M2167; Madan, F.F., 2.For an explanation of the complicated publication history of this work, see F.F. Madan, "Milton, Salmasius, and Dugard" (The Library, ser. 4 vol. 4 (1923) 119-45) and "Revised bibliography of . Milton's Pro populo Anglicano defensio" (The Library, ser.5 vol.9 (1954) 119-45).; A reply to: Saumaise, Claude. Defensio regia pro Carolo I. 1345589. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.