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Gb.1.14

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Title

Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries. / written by the Right Honble. Francis Lo. Verulam Viscount St. Alban. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley doctor of diuinitie, late his lordships chaplaine.

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Sylva sylvarvm

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Added title page title: Nevv Atlantis

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Parallel title: New Atlantis

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Portion of title: Naturall historie

Publication, distribution, etc.

London, : Printed by I[ohn]. H[aviland and Augustine Mathewes]. for William Lee at the Turks Head in Fleet-street, next to the Miter., 1626.

Physical description

[14], 266, [16], 47, [5] p. : port. ; 30 cm (Fo.).

Note

Haviland's name from STC; "Mathewes pr[inted]. quires A-B of Sylva, and New Atlantis".

Note

With an additional title page, engraved, signed "Tho: Cecill sculp:", and dated 1627.

Note

"Nevv Atlantis" has divisional title on a1, and separate pagination.

Note

Leaf g3 is a list, "Magnalia naturæ, præcipue quoad usus humanos"; the last leaf is blank.

Note

Entered 4 July 1626.

Note

Signatures: [pi]2, ¶2, A4-Mm4, Nn2, a4-g4.

Citation/references note

STC 1168.

Citation/references note

ESTC, S106909

Provenance

Engraved Eton College armorial bookplate on verso of engraved title-page. According to Paul Quarrie's card catalogue record, this copy was in Eton College Library in 17th century.

Binding

Contemporary limp vellum case binding; yapp edges; traces of ties; three sewn bands; red sprinkled edges.

Copy-specific note

In this copy sheets Mm-Nn are bound in with the preliminaries, between ¶2 and A1.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmark: Dd3.14.

Subject

Natural history Pre-Linnean works.

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England London

Identifier

B46798
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