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Paperback / softback. New.

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London: printed for William Innys, 1732. The fourth edition (hardback). 8vo (20cm by 13cm), xxxii, 456pp. Portrait frontispiece, 4 engraved plates. Recently rebound in full brown calf, blue title label to the spine with gilt lettering (lettering applied a little amateurishly). Light spotting and age-toning of the contents, light staining of the rear board, short ownership inscription. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition. Stated "fourth edition" on the title page, although the 1721 edition was also called the fourth edition.

E-252: William Innys. Good. 1713. Third Edition. Leather. Leather. 8vo. William Innys, London, 1713. Xxxii, 456 pgs. Illustrated with Frontis plate of Ray and three additional copper en gravings of coins of the ancient Greeks and Romans, fossils, and bone artifacts. 3rd Edition which is enlarged from the previous editions with additions from the author's manuscript. Bound in full embossed calf leather with five raised spine bands and stamped in gilt on the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. John Ray was a 17th-century English naturalist known for his plethora of important works on natural sciences, most notably botany and zoology. However, he also published a collection of treatises and essays on natural theology in which he discusses natural phenomena found in the Bible. In his book, Three Physico-Theological Discourses, Ray covers causes and effects… Read More

London: William Innys. VG. 1713. 3rd Edition. Full-Leather. Third edition which is enlarged from the previous editions with additi ons from the author's manuscript. Bound in full embossed calf leather with five raised spine bands and a red leather title label stamped in gilt on the spine. Frontis plate of Ray and three additional copper en gravings of coins of the ancient Greeks and Romans, fossils, and bone artifacts. 8vo size, 456pp. A Very Good copy. The leather has small ru b spots to the corners and spine tips. There is a 2" crack at the fro nt seam near the head of the spine. The upper rear corner is rubbed a nd rounded. Small bookplate of Varnum Hull on the front endpaper. Mode rate foxing and toning to the pages. The interior is tight and otherwi se unmarked. Ray was a Parson-Naturalist who published several works on Geology, Zoology, Plant species and Theology. This book, published shortly after his death, has numerous additions published for the firs t time to three of his… Read More

London : Printed For William Innys, ..., 1713. Third Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern speckled calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 456 pages; Third edition... Much more enlarged than the former editions, from the author's own MSS. [Edited by W. Derham]. Physical desc. : xxxi, [1], 456 p. , I pl. (front. ) (port. ) , iv pl. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subject: Cosmology & Geology - Early works to 1800.

London: Printed for Sam. Smith, at the Princes Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1693.. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [24], 162, [8], 163-406, [2]pp. A4, [a]8, B8-M8 (M1 + *4)8, N8-Cc8, Dd4. Second edition. Title-page enclosed within double line border. With a final advertisement leaf. Contemporary calf, repaired. With four plates. Keynes 82; Wing R409; ESTC R14140.