Shelfmark
Gc.2.13
Author
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588 - 1679 author.
Title
Leviathan, or The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill. By Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for Andrew Crooke, at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church-yard,, 1651..
Physical description
[6], 248, 247-256, 261-396 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., table ; 31 cm. (fol.)
Note
Added engraved title-plate reading "Leviathan or The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civil.", with the imprint "London printed for Andrew Crooke 1651".
Note
This is the presumed first edition, issued from 1651. At least two other editions bear the same date (but were printed and issued later). The present edition is readily identified by the title-page ornament, which is a woodcut of a mask surrounded by scroll ornaments etc.
Note
Leaf A4 is in two states. State 1: "The" in the first line is printed in Roman capitals and sig. B is wrongly printed at the bottom; state 2: "The" in the first line is printed in italics and there is no sig. B printed.
Note
Errata at foot of leaf A3 verso.
Note
The second plate is a folded letterpress table.
Note
Printed by Thomas Warren (sig. A-2B⁴) and Richard Cotes (sig. 2C-3D⁴) according to Akira Takano (see: Annals of Nagoya University Library studies, v.13, 2016, p.1-17). Previously, the printing through quire 2B was wrongly attributed to Roger Norton instead (see: Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan, ed. Noel Malcolm, vol. 1, p. 211- ). The printing of this edition has also been ascribed to William Wilson (cf. Virginia University. Bibliographical Society. Studies in bibliography, volume 7, (1955), pages 125-151).
Note
Signatures: A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Ddd⁴ ($1-2 signed +Cc3-Ddd3).
Note
Woodcut headpieces and initials; printed marginalia.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R17253
Citation/references note
Macdonald and Hargreaves. Thomas Hobbes a bibliography, (London, 1952), 42
Citation/references note
Pforzheimer, 491
Citation/references note
Wing, H2246
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
C17th marbled calf binding; tight spine with five raised bands; gold-tooled spine compartments and spine title; marbled edges.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy has leaf A4 in the 2nd state.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting folded table.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dn.2.07.
Subject
Political science Early works to 1800
Subject
State, The Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Crooke, Andrew, ? - d. 1674 publisher.
Added entry--name
Wilson, William, fl. 1640 - 1665 printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B47805