[DE LA PERRIÈRE, Guillaume (d. 1565)]. The Mirrour of Policie. A Worke Nolesse profitiable than necessairie for all Magistrates, and Governours of Estates and Commonweales. London: Adam Islip, 1599. Small 4to. Illustrated with two folding plates (Tree of Sacrifice, Tree of Justice), and numerous intertextual woodcut illustrations and diagrams. Lacks final blank. Printer's device on title-page. Eighteenth-century full olive-green straight-grain morocco, boards triple-ruled in gilt, spine ruled in gilt, five raised bands, label missing, gilt turn-ins, marbled endleaves. THE RARE SECOND EDITION IN ENGLISH (possibly the first edition, second issue).
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Spine toned worn, soiled, lightly chipped, boards edgeworn, soiled, text lightly toned, soiled, occasionally foxed, folding plates torn (Tree of Justice heavily torn, though apparently complete), text trimmed a bit close at top with some minor occasional loss to headlines, a few pages with minor worming, a few ink markings on title-page. Very good.
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This scarce title is a work of philosophical and political philosophy with the aim of maintaining an orderly and working society, with excellent illustrations and diagrams. Uncommon with both folding plates.