The history of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge / By Tho. Sprat.

  • Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.
Date:
1667
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London : Printed by T.R. for J. Martyn ... and J. Allestry ..., 1667.

Physical description

16 unnumbered pages, 438 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : engr. illustrations, coat of arms ; (4to)

Notes

Prefatory verse "To the Royal Society" (prelim. p. [9]-[14]) signed: A. Cowley
Signatures: ̳pi̳A-B4A-3I4
Pages 338-339, 342-343, 370-371, 374-375 incorrectly numbered 337-338, 341-342, 362-363, 366-367 respectively
The arms of the Royal Society printed on verso of permission leaf (̳pi̳A1)
Engraved frontispiece by Hollar, after a design by John Evelyn (perhaps inserted only in part of the edition). Cf. Keynes, G. Evelyn, 178
Head-pieces, initials
"Errata": final leaf (verso blank)
Copy 1 Bookplate of Charles James Tabor

References note

Wing S5032
Osler, W. Bib. Osleriana 6113
ESTC R16577
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S5032#

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