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Ge.1.15

Author

Title

The history of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions and discourses of the philosophers of every sect. Illustrated with the effigies of divers of them. By Thomas Stanley, Esq;.

Varying form of title

Added title page title: History of the Chaldaick philosophy

Edition

The second edition..

Publication, distribution, etc.

London, : Printed for Thomas Bassett, at the George in Fleetstreet, Dorman Newman, at the Kings Arms, and Thomas Cockerill, at the Three Leggs in the Poultery., MDCLXXXVII. [1687]

Physical description

[28], 228, 351-445, 452-587, [1], 737-960, [16], 1029-1091, [1] p. : ill., tables ; 37 cm. (fol.)

Note

Title page printed in red and black.

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Frontis. portrait of the author (pi1) signed: P: Lilly pinxit Guil: Faithorne scul.

Note

With a table of contents and a final advertisement page.

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Text set in two columns.

Note

"The history of the Chaldaick philosophy." has a separate dated title page; register begins with 7A; pagination is continuous.

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P. 439 is misnumbered 445.

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Signatures: pi A² (a)-(b)⁴ (c)² B-2E⁴ 2F⁶ 3A-4F⁴ 5A-6E⁴ 6F⁶ 7A² 7B-7I⁴.

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Title set within a double-ruled border.

Citation/references note

ESTC, R200925

Citation/references note

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S5239

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.

Binding

Contemporary sprinkled calf with 20th century reback and repairs; boards have double-blind-fillet border frames with small ornaments at inner corners; board edges tooled in gold; text block edges sprinkled red and brown.

Subject

Philosophy, Ancient Early works to 1800.

Subject

Philosophy History Early works to 1800.

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Bassett, Thomas publisher.

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Newman, Dorman publisher.

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England London.

Identifier

B48151
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