[Gracián y Morales, Baltasar]. The Heroe, of Lorenzo, or The Way to Eminencie and Perfection. A Piece of Serious Spanish Wit originally in that Language written, and in English by Sir John Skeffington, 1st edition in English, printed for John Martin and James Allestrye, 1652, with the initial blank [A1], a few headlines closely trimmed or shaved, 37 blank leaves bound in at rear, the first few annotated in French in an early hand and with quotations from the Psalms in an 18th-century hand, ownership inscription 'Mary Bunbury, given her by my Father 8 Aug. 1713' below a similar earlier inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary mottled calf, spine neatly refurbished, 12mo (11.8 x 6 cm) (Qty: 1) ESTC R6925; Wing G1471. First published in Spanish as El Héroe in 1637, Gracián's mirror-for-princes recommends a form of pragmatism that continues to draw comparisons with Machiavelli. The preface to Skeffington's translation is by Izaak Walton. Uncommon.
[Gracián y Morales, Baltasar]. The Heroe, of Lorenzo, or The Way to Eminencie and Perfection. A Piece of Serious Spanish Wit originally in that Language written, and in English by Sir John Skeffington, 1st edition in English, printed for John Martin and James Allestrye, 1652, with the initial blank [A1], a few headlines closely trimmed or shaved, 37 blank leaves bound in at rear, the first few annotated in French in an early hand and with quotations from the Psalms in an 18th-century hand, ownership inscription 'Mary Bunbury, given her by my Father 8 Aug. 1713' below a similar earlier inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary mottled calf, spine neatly refurbished, 12mo (11.8 x 6 cm) (Qty: 1) ESTC R6925; Wing G1471. First published in Spanish as El Héroe in 1637, Gracián's mirror-for-princes recommends a form of pragmatism that continues to draw comparisons with Machiavelli. The preface to Skeffington's translation is by Izaak Walton. Uncommon.
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