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BATHURST, Vice-Can. Oxon. Printed at the Theater, c.1676. Expertly rebacked; the text is clean and crisp and the work in very good condition. . Edition: First Edition., Binding: Contemporary full calf, expertly rebacked; blind ruled border; spine with four raised bands, compartments with central gilt ornamental motifs, gilt lettered title on morrocco label on two; marbled edges., Notes: The work is an attack on Hobbes' earlier publication. , Size: 8vo (207x149mm). , Illustration: Illustrated frontispiece and large vignette on title., Provenance: Ex libris paste down bookplate of John F. Dillon on upper pasted endpaper, carrying the pencilled signature of DeCory.. , References: Wing C-4420; ESTC R23248; NCBEL II, 1679., Pages: P: Ex libris, bl. (3), illustrated title, printer's note, dedication (6), 1-322. , Category: Book Social Sciences

Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes which concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory.