Shelfmark
Gb.6.19
Author
Uniform title
[Tracts about the cosmicall qualities of things]
Title
Tracts written by the Honourable Robert Boyle. About the cosmicall qualities of things. : Cosmicall suspitions. The temperature of the subterraneall regions. The temperature of the submarine regions. The bottom of the sea. To which is præfixt, an introduction to the history of particular qualities..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: About the cosmicall qualities of things
Publication, distribution, etc.
Oxford, : Printed by W. H. for Ric. Davis., M.DC.LXXI. [1671]
Physical description
[6], 42, [2], 27, [1], 28, [4]; [4], 42, [2]; 21, [3], 16, [4] p. ; 19 cm. (8vo.)
Note
A variant of the 1670 edition.
Note
The words "The cosmicall qualities .. of the sea." are bracketed together on title page.
Note
Signatures: [A]⁴ (-[A]3) B-E⁸ F⁴ G-H⁸; [pi]² A-B⁸ C⁶; A-B⁸ (±B2,3) C⁶.
Note
"Of the systematicall or cosmicall qualities of things" and "Cosmicall suspitions" each have separate divisional title page and pagination; register is continuous. "Three tracts" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. "Of the temperature of the submarine regions as to heat and cold" has separate divisional title page, pagination, and register. "Relations about the bottom of the sea" has separate divisional title page and pagination; register is continuous.
Note
Final two leaves are blank.
Note
With errata on ¹[A]4. Variant 1: ¹[A]4 cancelled.
Note
Variant 2: quire H is mispaginated: 61, 18, 19, 18, 23, 22, 23, 22, 23, 22, 23, 22.
Note
With vertical half-title on H8v: "Mr Boyles history of particular qualities". Variant 3: H8v blank.
Note
Leaf ²C6 is blank. Variant 4: ²C5v bears the same text as ²C5r, while ²C6r bears the text usually found on ²C5v, and the page is numbered 43.
Note
Leaves ³B2,3 are cancels. Line 1 of ³B2v ends "to the lower,". Variant 5: ³B2,3 not cancelled. ³B2v line 1 ends "(the like experiment we".
Note
Copies with this title page tend to have variants 2, 3, and 4.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R3181
Citation/references note
Fulton, J. Boyle, 83
Citation/references note
Madan, III, 2883
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B4057
Provenance
Inscription on front flyleaf: John Starr. His book. pret. 1 sh: 8 d.
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds on front pastedown, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Contemporary mid-brown sheep; blind tooled double fillet border; blind tooled zigzag roll on board edges; blind tooled double fillet compartments on spine; dark red morocco spine label with gold tooled title and double fillet frame; red and brown sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Booksellers' codes on front flyleaf.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Ff.7.14.
Copy-specific note
This copy is variant 4.
Subject
Science Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Davis, Richard, fl. 1646 - 1688 publisher.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England Oxford.
Identifier
B48002