1630 Rare Latin Vellum Book - Sir Thomas Smith's De Republica Anglorum.

Author: Sir Thomas Smith.
Title: Thomae Smithi Angli De republica Anglorum libri tres:quibus accesserunt chorographica illius descriptio, aliique politici tractatus.
Publisher: Lvg. Batavorum (Leiden), Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1630.
Language: Text in Latin.
Size: 4,5" X 2,5".
Pages: 404 pages + Index.
Binding: Very good contemporary full vellum binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on upper margin of the title page - as shown).
Illustration: Complete with the nice engraved title page.

Estimate : (USD 350 - USD 500).

The book: Rare and nice 17th-century edition of Sir Thomas Smith's book De Republica Anglorum: the Maner of Government or Police of the Realme of England, written between 1562 and 1565, was first published in 1583. In it, he described England as a mixed government and a commonwealth and stated that all commonwealths are of mixed character.

The author: Sir Thomas Smith (23 December 1513 – 12 August 1577) was an English scholar, parliamentarian, and diplomat.