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Shelfmark

Gc.2.13

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.

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Added entry--name

Added entry--place

England London.

Identifier

B47805
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