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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. With an alphabetical table of the principal things contained in the ten centuries. Written by the right honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. The tenth edition, in which is added an epitomy of another peice of his Lord ship's works intitled Novum organum (being translated for the clearer understanding of this his Natural history) never before published in English.

  • Accession number

    81032552

  • Class

    SR - OS - 95.1/

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [14], 340, [3], 222-227, [7], 32 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 2°.

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General note: Printers' names from Wing CD. With frontis. portrait (plate) of the author. With additional engraved title page (plate), with imprint "Printed for W. Lee ..." and signed "Tho. Cecill Sculp:". With divisional title page on leaf Y1r: Nevv Atlantis. A vvork unfinished. "History natural and experimental." has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676" on leaf 2B1r. "Articles of enquiry, touching metals minerals." has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676", and register; pagination begins on leaf ²A2r with p. 222. "The novum organum" has separate title page, with imprint "printed for Thomas Lee ... 1676", pagination and register. Imprimatur on verso of "The novum organum" title page reads: Licens'd Jan 26. 1675. Roger L'Estrange. Includes index. Signatures: [pi]4 B4 [superscript2]B-V6 X4 Y-Z6 2A-2K4 A-[superscript2]C2 [superscript2]A2 [superscript3]B-[superscript2]E4 UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), B332 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 833:8). Ownership and custodial history: Gift 10 Jan 1891 to Mr [E.S.] Wilson by Henry Cooper (letter pasted in at front of vol.); puchased October 1907 from Edwards UK-SuSCL Binding Information: C17th full calf with panels decorated in different effects and blind-tooling; re-backed UK-SuSCL