The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

earliest edition we have, 2025 General Press, 2025 hardcover 168 pages

‘The Prince’ is a 16th-century political treatise written by Niccolò Machiavelli, an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Renaissance. It is the most well-known book on politics ever written and remains as vibrant and astonishing today as when it was written. The treatise is not representative of the work published during his lifetime, but it is the most recognized, and the work r...

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