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The Prince from The Portable Machiavelli, newly translated and edited with a Critical Introduction by Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa, published by the Viking Press. Copyright © 1979 by Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa. This revised edition reprinted by arrangement with Viking Penguin Inc. Introduction, Notes, Bibliography, and Chronology © Peter Bondanella 1984 and Translators' Note © Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa 1984

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