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‎An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year of 1692. The Third Edition Corrected.‎

‎London, Timothy Goodwin,1694. 8vo. In contemporary full sprinkled calf with four raised bands. Binding quite worn, especially spine and capitals. Internally generally nice and clean. A restored tear to back free endpaper. (40), 246 pp.‎

‎Third edition of Molesworth's notorious attack on Danish absolutism. Molesworth's work was influential in the burgeoning field of political science in the period. He made a case for comparative political analysis, comparing the political situation of a country to the health of an individual a disease, he reasoned, can only be diagnosed by comparing it to its instantiation in other people. Robert Molesworth (1656-1725) was an English diplomat and author. He was envoy to the Danish court from 1689 to 1692 and did not get on well with the ruling elite. In 1694 he published the An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year 1692, containing strong criticism of the Danish autocracy, especially of the army, the church and the enslaved position of the population. It highlighted the English electoral constitution as an attractive alternative and was thus a Whig publication that, together with other similar ones, came to influence later American ideas about independence. The book went through several editions and in several languages, and the Danish government supported several counter-publications (Bregnsbo 2026). Bregnsbo, Michael: Robert Molesworth in Lex på lex.dk. Accessed 3rd of august 2026 fra https://lex.dk/Robert_Molesworth‎

‎Dännemarks Gegenwärtiger Staat, unter der numehro Souverainen Regierung Christiani V. Worinne dieses Königs allergeheimste Staats-Maximen...‎

‎Colln, Marteau, 1697. 4to. In contemporary (original?) marbled wrappers. Wear to extremities, spine missing. Title-page with tear. Internally with light occassional brownspotting. 84 ff.‎

‎Second german edition, first pubished in 1695 of Molesworth notorious attack on Danish absolutism. He was an influential figure in the political sience at the period.""Robert Molesworth, an ardent Whig, became a prominent figure in the new Williamite administration. Contemporaries acknowledged his opinions on politics and economy with considerable respect. From July 1689 to December 1692 he served as British Ambassador to the Court of Denmark, during which time he wrote a spirited attack on Danish absolutism in a treatise entitled An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year 1692."" (Wikipedia).‎

‎Mémoires de M. Molesworth. envoié de Sa Majesté Britannique à la Cour de Danemarc l'an 1692‎

‎Nancy, chez l'imprimeur [sic], 1694 in-16, [2] ff. n. ch., 412 pp., basane havane marbrée, dos à nerfs, pièce de titre, grand motif floral poussé à froid au centre du plat supérieur, tranches mouchetées de bleu (reliure du XVIIIe). ‎

‎Édition originale française (qui fut réimprimée en 1695, 1697 et encore 1705). Il s'agit de la traduction de An Account of Denmark, as it was in the year 1692 (Londres, 1694), qui suscita de nombreuses réponses en anglais. L'Anglo-irlandais Robert Molesworth (1656-1725), cromwellien de sentiments et partisan de Guillaume d'Orange, fut envoyé par ce dernier ambassadeur à la Cour de Danemark ; ses observations acides sur la tendance du luthéranisme à l'oppression religieuse (à l'instar du "papisme") ne lui valurent pas que des amis. - - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT - LIEN DE PAIEMENT, NOUS CONSULTER.‎

‎An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year of 1692.‎

‎London, Timothy Goodwin,1694. 8vo. In contemporary full sprinkled calf with four raised bands. Ex-libris to verso of front board. Previous owner's name (Grifffith of Boynton) to title-page. Leaf B8 with tear and I2 with three small holes, otherwise internally nice and clean. (40), 246 pp.‎

‎Third edition of Molesworth's notorious attack on Danish absolutism. Molesworth's work was influential in the burgeoning field of political science in the period. He made a case for comparative political analysis, comparing the political situation of a country to the health of an individual a disease, he reasoned, can only be diagnosed by comparing it to its instantiation in other people.‎

‎Memoires de M. Molesworth, Envoié de sa Majesté Britannique à la Cour de Danemarc.‎

‎Nancy, Chez Imprimeur, 1695. Small 8vo. Contemp. full calf. Spine rubbed and wear to top of spine. corners bumped. (6),412 pp. A few leaves with offsetting. On pp.3/4 lower right corner gone, loosing a few letters.‎

‎A French edition of Molesworth's ""An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year of 1692"", published 1694.‎

‎Memoires de M. Molesworth. Dans lequels on voit l'état du Royaume de Danemark, tel qu'il étoit l'an 1692. Derniere édition, augmentée d'un Indice tres necessaire.‎

‎Paris, Mabre Cramoisy, 1697. Small 8vo. Contemp. full vellum. A small nick to upper cover at lower corner. A bit of soiling to rear. Stamp on title-page. Engraved frontispiece. (4),412,(24) pp. Internally clean, on good paper.‎

‎A French edition of Molesworth's ""An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year of 1692"", published 1694.‎

‎Etat présent du royaume de Danemarc, par lequel on voit le fort et le faible de cette couronne avec les remarques très utiles sur son gouvernement despotique et la conduite qu'elle tient aujourd'hui‎

‎, Paris, Mabre-Cramoizy, 1714. In-12, veau fauve, dos orné, tr. rouges (Reliure du XVIIIè s.) Frontispice, 2 ff. n. ch., 412 pp., 12 ff. n. ch.Frontispice gravé. Ce livre est la traduction française, très rare, du libelle paru en Angleterre en 1696 sous le titre Account of Denmark. Son auteur est un homme politique irlandais né à Dublin en 1656, proche du prince d'Orange qui l'envoya au Danemark en 1692. Il afficha là-bas un tel mépris des coutumes féodales du pays qu'il fut obligé de partir après trois ans. Ne se contentant pas dans son livre de représenter le gouvernement Danois sous les dehors d'une insupportable tyranie, il expose ses idées sur l'éducation libérale de la jeunesse et sur la religion qui n'était à ses yeux qu'un tissu de pieuse imposture. Cette liberté d'opinion valut à Molesworth l'amitié du comte Shaftesbury, l'auteur des caractères. Inconnu de Barbier‎