Shelfmark
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.
Note
Frontis. portrait of the author (pi1) signed: P: Lilly pinxit Guil: Faithorne scul.
Note
With a table of contents and a final advertisement page.
Note
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.
Note
P. 439 is misnumbered 445.
Note
Signatures: pi A² (a)-(b)⁴ (c)² B-2E⁴ 2F⁶ 3A-4F⁴ 5A-6E⁴ 6F⁶ 7A² 7B-7I⁴.
Note
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.
Added entry--name
Faithorne, William, 1616 - 1691 engraver.
Added entry--name
Bassett, Thomas publisher.
Added entry--name
Newman, Dorman publisher.
Added entry--name
Cockerill, Thomas, fl. 1674 - 1702 publisher.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B48151