Shelfmark
Gb.7.08
Author
Title
Mechanick powers; or, The mystery of nature and art unvail'd : shewing what great things may be perform'd by mechanick engines, in removing and raising bodies of vast weights: with little strength or force; and also the making of machines or engines, for raising of water, draining of grounds, and several other uses. Together, with a treatise of circular motion artificially fitted to mechanick use, and the making of clock-work, and other engines. A work pleasant and profitable for all sorts of men, from the highest to the lowest degree: and never treated of in English but once before, and that but briefly. The whole comprized in ten books, and illustrated with copper cuts. / By Ven. Mandey, philomath..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Mystery of nature and art unvail'd
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for Tho. Shelmerdine at the Rose tree, and Tho. Ballard, at the Rising Sun in Little-Brittain,, 1702..
Physical description
[10], 315, [5] p., [19] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm. (4to.)
Note
A reissue of the 1696 edition, with a cancel title-page.
Note
Imprint continues: "Where is to be sold, the Universal Mathematical Synopsis, by the same author. Price 6 s.".
Note
Frontispiece portrait of the author (plate), signed: "R. White sculp.".
Note
Signatures: [A]1 a⁴ B-2S⁴.
Note
With five final pages of advertisements and errata.
Note
Pages 217-224 misnumbered 218, 219, 218, 219, 222, 223, 222, 223; text and signatures are continuous.
Note
Title in double ruled border.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T100826
Provenance
Book label of Nicholas Mann on front endpaper, recording donation to Eton College in 1754. Inscription on recto of frontispiece leaf: Nic. Mann.
Binding
Contemporary mid brown sprinkled sheep; blind tooled double fillet concentric frames, with swag roll in middle frame, and blind stamped flower ornament at each corner; inner frame has been masked and is not sprinkled; gold tooled scroll roll on board edges; blind tooled double fillet on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled triple fillet, acorn fleurons and title; four raised bands; red and brown sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Portion of the outer corner of the frontispiece leaf, presumably a previous ownership inscription which has been excised.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dc.6.16.
Subject
Machinery Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
White, Robert, 1645 - 1703 engraver.
Added entry--name
Shelmerdine, Thomas, active 1693 - 1722 publisher.
Added entry--name
Ballard, Thomas, fl. 1698 - 1734 publisher.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B48211