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First edition of Hobbes' Leviathan 1651

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Description

Heading:
Author: Hobbes, Thomas
Title: Leviathan, or the Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for Andrew Crooke
Date Published: 1651
Description:

[6], 394 pp. Copper-engraved added pictorial title-page; woodcut ornament on printed title-page (a head with scrolls and tassels); woodcut initial & headpiece; folding table. (folio) 28.5x18 cm. (11¼x7¼"), contemporary sheep, rebacked with modern calf, gilt spine label. First Edition.

Hobbes' influential work of political philosophy, holding that man, unlike the model of a naturally social being postulated by Aristotle, is a purely selfish creature, seeking only his own advantage and resisting the competing claims of others. The result is "confrontation, enmity, and war." Little has occurred in the last 350 years to cause one to dispute his postulate. A few old ink notes to endpapers. Wing H2246. Rare in a contemporary binding

Condition

Some scuffing and wear to covers, light dampstain to some lower margins including added title, not affecting text, neatly repaired tear to lower margin of M3, small inkstain to pp. 173-180, else very good, a nice copy.

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First edition of Hobbes' Leviathan 1651

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