Shelfmark
Gc.5.28
Author
Uniform title
[Works. Selections]
Title
Tracts of Mr. Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury. Containing I. Behemoth, the history of the causes of the civil wars of England, from 1640. to 1660. printed from the author's own copy: never printed (but with a thousand faults) before. II. An answer to Arch-bishop Bramhall's book, called The catching of the Leviathan: never printed before. III. An historical narration of heresie, and the punishment thereof: corrected by the true copy. IV. Philosophical problems, dedicated to the King in 1662. but never printed before..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for W. Crooke at the Green-Dragon without Temple-Bar., MDCLXXXII. [1682]
Physical description
[8], 339, [9], 160, [8], 84, [4] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., port. (frontis.) ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Note
Signatures: [A]⁴ ([A]1 blank) B-Y⁸ Z⁴, ²A² ²B-²L⁸, ³A⁴ ³B-³F⁸ ³G⁴ (³G4 blank).
Note
Title within simple double-lined border.
Note
Frontis. port. of Thomas Hobbs.
Note
Includes: "Behemoth, the history of the causes of the civil-wars of England", "An answer to a book published by Dr. Bramhall, .. called the Catching of Leviathan. Together with an historical narration concerning heresie" and "Seven philosophical problems, and two propositions of geometry. By Thomas Hobbes .. With an apology for himself, and his writings." All have separate dated title-pages and separate pagination.
Note
Each of the following has separate title-pages: Behemoth, the history of the courses of the civil-wars of England ..; An answer to a book published by Dr. Bramhall .. together with an historical narration concerning heresie ..; Seven philosophical problems and two propositions of geometry ..
Note
Includes advertisements (penultimate leaf and p. [1]-[5] following p. 339).
Citation/references note
ESTC, R19913
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed.), H2265
Provenance
Booklabel recording donation to Eton College by John Reynolds in 1751.
Binding
Contemporary mottled calf; border of blind double fillets with blind roll tooling parallel to spine; rebacked in 20th century calf retaining original spine label; red sprinkled text block edges.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting the frontispiece.
Subject
Bramhall, John, 1594 - 1663 Catching of the Leviathan.
Subject
Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
Added entry--name
Crooke, William publisher.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B49246