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Sylva sylvarum, or, A natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added, the history natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley, Doctor in Divinity, one of His Majesties Chaplains. Whereunto is added articles of enquiry, touching metals and minerals. And the new Atlantis. Written by the right honorable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban.

  • Accession number

    81012756

  • Class

    SR - OS - 95.1/

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [16], 14, 215, [29], 64, [2], 221-227, [1], 31, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 2°.

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General note: Printer name from Wing. With frontis. portrait (plate) of the author. With additional engraved title page (plate), dated 1669 and signed: Tho: Cecill Sculp. "The life of the right honourable Francis Bacon" has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed by S.G. B.G. for William Lee, ... 1670.". "History natural and experimental" has separate title page, with imprint "printed for VVilliam Lee ... 1669."; with separate pagination and register. "Articles of enquiry, touching metals minerals" has separate title page with imprint "printed for VVilliam Lee ... 1669." with separate register; text begins on p. 221. "New Atlantis. A vvork unfinished." (divisional title page) has separate pagination and register. Sections bound in a different order; -addnl. engr. tp. and frontis., first A1 and all of The history of life and death after F4; staining throughout, slightly affecting text UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), B331 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1997. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2470:2). Ownership and custodial history: MS. ink inscription on flyleaf: "Wm. Pearson, 51 Bridge St, Berwick" (C19th?), on tp.: "B.B. 1676"; deposited by the RSC UK-SuSCL Binding Information: C19th(?) 1/2 calf with marbled paper boards UK-SuSCL