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Furio Ceriol, Fadrique (d. 1592) A very briefe and profitable Treatise declaring howe many counsells, and what maner of Counselers a Prince that will governe well ought to have. The Booke speaketh.
London: Imprinted by William Seres, 1570.
First and only English edition of Furio's Consejo i Consejeros del Principe, abridged from the d'Ulloa's Italian version by Thomas Blundeville; octavo; Seres' woodcut printer's mark on verso of title page; the textblock stab sewn and wrapped in a parchment medieval manuscript Bible leaf with text from Ecclesiastes 45:20 on the interior and Isaiah 46:1 on the exterior; with interlinear glosses and side commentary in smaller hand, initials in red; parchment detached from textblock; the book itself never properly sewn; a nice survival; early signature of Den: Fleming to title; 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.
STC 11488; ESTC S105670; rare at auction, the last copy was offered for sale in 1957.
