Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall hiſtory. In ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added the Hiſtory naturall and experimentall of life and death, or Of the prolongation of life

Bacon, Francis

Issued in 3 pts. in 1 , Added t.-p., engraved, dated 1651, signed: Tho: Cecill sculp: , Title page is a cancel. Cf. Gibson , A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1658 edition with "printed by A.M. (i.e. Abraham Miller)" in the imprint. --ESTC , Signatures: A[4](±1) [superscript chi]a[4] B-T[6] V-Y[4] a-e[4]; [2]A-B[2] F-K[4]; [superscript]a signed (a); R3 signed E3; a signed A; e1 signed E , Errors in paging: p. 121, 185, 188 (2nd group), 13-14, 19-20, 35 (4th group), 13 (6th group) incorectly numbered 111, 189, 184, 21-22, 27-28, 21, 19 respectively , Printer's device (McKerrow, 264) on special half t.-p. of [pt. 2] , [pt. 1] has head-pieces and initials , [pt. 2] has special half t.-p.: "New Atlantis. A vvork unfinshed" and separate pagination (36 p.) and separate register; head-pieces; initials , [pt. 3]: has special t.-p.: "History natural and experimental, of life and death. Or of the prolongation of life." and separate pagination ([8], 64 p. at end) and separate register with imprint: London : Printed for William Lee, and Humphrey Moſeley, and are to be ſold at their shops, 1658; title vignette; head-pieces; initials , Includes index ([pt. 2]) NOTE:Library's copy imperfect: port. wanting

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