ATKINS, Robert. [Robert Atkyns].
Parliamentary and Political Tracts, Written by Sir Robert Atkins, Knight of the Bath, and late One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas.
London: Printed for R. Gosling, at the Crown and Mitre, against Fetter-Lane, in Fleet-street , 1734.
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Scarce first edition of Robert Atkins' Parliamentary and Political Tracts
First edition of this exceptionally rare collection of Atkyn's political tracts. Octavo, bound in full paneled calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins, all edges speckled red. In near fine condition. Scarce.
English judge and political writer Sir Robert Atkyns was appointed a Knight of the Bath in 1661 and later served with distinction as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1689. He is best remembered for Parliamentary and Political Tracts, a collection of essays and speeches confronting the constitutional and parliamentary controversies of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England. Composed in the turbulent aftermath of the English Civil Wars, the tracts defend the authority of Parliament, the rule of law, and the liberties of the subject, reflecting the volatile political climate of the Restoration and early Hanoverian era. Together, they provide a vivid record of contemporary debate and stand as a lasting contribution to early modern British political thought.
Parliamentary and Political Tracts, Written by Sir Robert Atkins, Knight of the Bath, and late One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas.
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