Shelfmark
Iaa4.5.05
Author
Title
Pseudodoxia epidemica: or, Enquiries into very many received tenents, and commonly presumed truths. / By Thomas Browne Dr of Physick.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Enquiries into very many received tenents, and commonly presumed truths
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by T[homas]. H[arper]. for Edward Dod, and are to be sold in Ivie Lane., 1646.
Physical description
[20], 386, [2] p. ; fol.
Note
Head- and tail-pieces, initials, printed marginal notes.
Note
All printed pages enclosed in a plain rule-border.
Note
Imprimatur on leaf B4 verso: 'March 14th 1645. I have perused these learned animadversions ... I approve them as very worthy to be printed and published. John Downame.'
Note
Printer's name given in full on the titlepage of the alternative imprint of this edition (ESTC R216698, Keynes 73A) of which Keynes states: "Of the alternative imprints it seems that [this] is likely to be the earlier. The rest of the title-page was printed from the same setting of type in each, so that the change was probably made while the book was in the press. There is no other alteration. The paper in otherwise identical copies of the ordinary issue varies both in weight and watermark."--Keynes.
Note
Errata given at end of p. 386.
Citation/references note
Keynes, Browne, 73
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), B5159
Citation/references note
ESTC, R1093
Citation/references note
Quarrie, Eton 1440-1990, p. 32.
Provenance
Ownership inscription on t.p.: Rob: Sparrow. Sparrow gives marginal annotations, chiefly glosses and cross-references, throughout.
Provenance
Ownership inscription on first page of text: Alex Campbell.
Provenance
Bookplate recording donation to Eton College by David Babington-Smith.
Provenance
Book label of Eton College Library.
Provenance
Ownership inscription on front pastedown: H. Babington Smith.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled double fillet frame, with small fleurons at each corner; blind tooled double fillet on spine; 20th century red leather spine label; reinforced at head and tail; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Contemporary price on t.p.: pret: 7s 4d.
Copy-specific note
Slip of 19th or 20th century sale catalogue entry: sold for 25/-.
Subject
Common fallacies Early works to 1800.
Subject
Natural history Pre-Linnean works.
Added entry--name
Dodd, Edward, active 17th century - ? publisher.
Added entry--name
Smith, Henry Babington, 1863 - 1923 Former owner.
Added entry--name
Harper, Thomas, ? - -1656 printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B39345