The works of Algernon Sydney
Edition: A new edition.
Publisher: Printed by W. Strahan iun. for T. Becket and Co. and T. Cadell, in the Strand; T. Davies, in Russel Street; and T. Evans, in King Street
Published: 1772
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 540
Subjects: Political science; Early works to 1800; Correspondence; Monarchy; Republics; History
Work titles: Works
Notes: Edited by Thomas Hollis, with additions and corrections by Joseph Robertson.

Signatures: A⁴ a-f⁴ g² B-3Z⁴ ²3X-3Z⁴ 4A-5G⁴ 5H².

The plate is a port. of Sidney engraved by J. Basire after a design by G. B. Cipriani.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

No restrictions on access copy. Unrestricted online access

ESTC (RLIN), T147676

Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Purchase; source unknown; 4 June 1932; Gov 529.10.10; Hollis fd.

Bequest; Charles Sumner; 28 April 1874; Sum 48.

From the library of Thomas Hollis, with his emblematic binding.

From the library of John Disney, with his armorial bookplate.

Later in the libraries of Richard Heber and Sir George Holford.

Presentation inscription from George Livermore to Charles Sumner, dated Cambridge [Mass.] July 31st, 1841, on front flyleaf, with an extract from the will of Josiah Quincy, Jr.

Contemporary newspaper clipping tipped to front flyleaf; contains a short poem signed "E.K." entitled "On the King's friends."

Bound for Thomas Hollis by John Shove in contemporary red morocco, gilt, edges stained red, marbled endleaves; with Hollis's emblematic tools depicting Britannia, Liberty, a seated owl, and a Roman liberty cap gilt-stamped on covers and spine; smoke print of the Britannia tool on front flyleaf; smoke print of the Liberty tool on rear flyleaf.

One leaf of MS. extracts from Thomas Hollis's Memoirs (London, 1780) bound in at front.

Bound in early 19th-century russia leather, spine gilt, thick gilt border on covers, endleaves of boldly marbled paper, edges marbled to match (rebacked); pencil note on front flyleaf: "Bound by Charles Lewis".
Table of contents: title: Memoirs of the life of A. Sydney; title: Discourses concerning government; title: Letters of Algernon Sydney, taken from Thurloe's state papers; title: Letters of Algernon Sydney, taken from the Sydney papers; title: Letters of A. Sydney to Henry Savile, ambassador in France; title: The trial of A. Sydney; title: The apology of A. Sydney in the day of his death; title: A general view of government in Europe.