ARISTOTE. The Politics of Aristotle, in which... Lot 99

ARISTOTE. The Politics of Aristotle, in which is shown the science of governing the human race in all kinds of public states. Translated from Greek into French, with expositions taken from the best authors, especially from Aristotle himself, & from Plato, conferred together where the occasions of the subjects by them treated offered themselves [...] By Loys Le Roy dict Regius. To the Treschrestien King of France & of Poloigne, Henry III of the name. Paris, Michel de Vascosan, 1576. In-folio, [10] ff, 454 pp, one bl. f., [20] ff. of tables, grained fawn calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, double fillet framed in cold on the boards, edges speckled with red (17th century binding). Light angular fading at the beginning of the volume. Discrete restorations to the spines. Second edition of the translation of Regius, originally published in 1568. Louis Le Roy de Coutances, known as Regius (ca. 1510 - 1577) is best known for his elegant versions of Greek and Latin works. His translation of the Politics contributed to the popularization of Aristotle's thought on forms of government. Beautiful impression by Michel de Vascosan. (Brunet I, 469. Cioranescu, XVI, 13,484 (edition of 1568).