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Two treatises of government: in the former, the false principles and foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his followers, are detected and overthrown; the latter is An essay concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil-government, [title page]

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Two treatises of government: in the former, the false principles and foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his followers, are detected and overthrown; the latter is An essay concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil-government, [title page]
Names
Locke, John, 1632-1704 (Author)
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Two treatises of government: in the former, the false principles and foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his followers, are detected and overthrown; the latter is An essay concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil-government

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1698
Place: London
Publisher: A. and J. Churchill
Library locations
General Research Division
Shelf locator: SEB (Locke, J. Two treatises of government. 1698)
Topics
Political science
Liberty
Locke, John, 1632-1704. Essay concerning the true original extent and end of civil government
Genres
Title pages
Notes
Content: An essay concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil government has special t.p.
Physical Description
Extent: 7 1/2 x 9 inches
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13333279
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.REV07
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 694f1300-4dfd-013e-c33c-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1632: Creator Born
  • 1698: Issued
  • 1704: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Two treatises of government" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1698. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f9963a0-513a-013e-73b2-0242ac110002

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Two treatises of government" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f9963a0-513a-013e-73b2-0242ac110002

APA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1698). Two treatises of government Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f9963a0-513a-013e-73b2-0242ac110002

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Two treatises of government