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RELIGIO MEDICI
by Browne, Thomas, Sir
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: printed for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, 1661. Seventh edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [16], 181, [10], 182-371, [3] pages. VG-; 1/4 bound in leather with marbled paper boards; red label with gilt text. Joints starting; minor discoloration to leather on boards; rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Damp staining to upper edge of text block on pp. 165-198 and 257-end. Text block age-toned and foxed. Frontispiece is a modern reprint of the original (the original now absent).
"Annotations upon Religio medici" by Thomas Keck and "Observations upon Religio medici..." each have separate dated title page, the former dated 1677; pagination and register are continuous. Several ownership inscriptions on title page (recto and verso) and in margins of pages. Scattered pencil annotations.
JR Consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. ESTC R35420; Wing B5177. 1345319. Special Collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1345319
- Title
- RELIGIO MEDICI
- Author
- Browne, Thomas, Sir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh edition
- Publisher
- printed for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1661
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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