Shelfmark
Gh.3.15
Author
Title
The anatomy of melancholy. What it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes, & seuerall cures of it. In three partitions, with their severall sections, members & subsections. Philosophically, medicinally, historically, opened & cut up. By. Democritus Iunior. With a satyricall preface, conducing to the following discourse.
Edition
The thirde edition, corrected and augmented by the author.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Oxford : Printed [by John Lichfield] for Henry Cripps, 1628.
Physical description
[8], 77, [7]; 208, [4], 209-374, [2], 375-646, [12] p. ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Note
Democritus Junior = Robert Burton.
Note
The title page is engraved and signed: 'C: le Blon. fe:'.
Note
The actual text begins new pagination and register.
Note
Signatures: pi² **² a-k⁴ [paragraph mark]² A-Z⁴, Aa-Zz⁴, Aaa-Zzz⁴, Aaaa-Oooo⁴ Pppp².
Note
Head-pieces; initials; printed marginalia.
Note
With an errata leaf on 4P1.
Note
Printer's name from colophon on leaf 4P2 recto, which reads: 'Oxford, printed by Iohn Lichfield, printer to the famous Vniversity, for Henry Cripps. Ann. Dom. 1628.'
Note
Mistakes in pagination: pp. 78-79 and 83 -84 repeated twice
Citation/references note
ESTC, S107137
Citation/references note
Madan, I, p.137
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 4161
Provenance
Incription 'Edward Billongton' at the end of the index, then partially cleaned.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown.
Provenance
Pencil note on front pastedown: '[Oxford, 1628, STC. 4161 imperfect]'.
Provenance
Early correction in ink on p. 377.
Binding
Probably late 17th-century mottled calf; small gold frame on boards with two blind fillets; six raised bands decorated with blind and gold fillets; gold titling on light brown leather on spine; one additional flyleaf at the back of book.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect copy, wanting the t.p, the following leaf, and the colophon on f. 4P2.
Copy-specific note
Previously Co.4.13 and Gaa.1.6.
Subject
Melancholy Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Le Blon, Christof, ? - 1665 engraver.
Added entry--name
Lichfield, John, fl. 1605 - 1635 printer.
Added entry--name
Cripps, Henry, active 1620 - 1642 publisher.
Added entry--place
England Oxford.
Identifier
B50229