George Jeffery Books
Stubbe Henry Legends no histories: or, A specimen of some animadversions upon the History of the Royal Society: Wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: , London: Printed at London, 1670.First Edition. Quarto Legends no histories: or, A specimen of some animadversions upon the History of the Royal Society: Wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: whereunto are added two discourses, one of Pietro Sardi, and another of Nicolas Tartaglia relating to that subject. Translated out of Italian. With a brief account of those passages of the authors life, which the virtuosi intended most to censure, and expatiate upon: written to save them the trouble of doing any thin besides defending themselves. Together with the Plus ultra of Mr. Joseph Glanvill reduced to a non-plus, &c. By Henry Stubbe, physician at Warwick / [by Stubbe, Henry]. 1670.First edition. This edition published/printed in the year 1670. Collation, [28]3-16[2]17-127[1][12] errata[1][2]1-115, 115/116-179,178/179pp. pagination slightly erratic, but complete. Bound in later half calf. cloth boards. Binding heavly worn/rubbed, but in good firm condition.Internally, no loose pages, text block firm, last 75 pages have some worming to margin, ( not affecting text ), very occasional Patent Office Library library stamp, ( about 10 in all ). Pages in good clean condition throughout. A good clean copy in a worn binding. A105.HB (Book ref. 008615) £580.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, George Jeffery Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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