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Date of publication:
1606
Description:
Edited and completed by Edward Topsell, who signs the dedication. Printer's name from STC. The last leaf is blank. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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The historie of foure-footed beastes Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell.
Date of publication:
1607
Description:
In the title, the first word is xylographic. Title page varies: with cut of hyena (used for sea wolf on p. 749) or of gorgon (most copies; not illustrated in the text pp. 162-3); examples of both at British Library. B1, ...
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The historie of serpents. Or, The second booke of liuing creatures wherein is contained their diuine, naturall, and morall descriptions, with their liuely figures, names, conditions, kindes and natures of all venemous beasts: with their seuerall poysons and antidotes; their deepe hatred to mankind, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, and destruction. Necessary and profitable to all sorts of men: collected out of diuine scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: amplified with sundry accidentall histories, hierogliphicks, epigrams, emblems, and ænigmaticall obseruations. By Edvvard Topsell.
Date of publication:
1608
Description:
In the title, the first word is xylographic. Leaves 2E3,4 are in two settings: E3v line 18 has either "waters, as in a Boate." or "in a boate." --STC. Reproduction of the original in the University of Michigan. Library.
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Date of publication:
1658
Author(s):
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
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Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? Historie of serpents.
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Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 1. English.
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Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 5. English.
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Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English.
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Rowland, John, M.D.
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Vol. 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of: Historia animalium / Konrad Gesner, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title: The history of serpents, or, The second book of living creatures / Edward ...
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Date of publication:
1610
Description:
Printer's name from STC. A variant of the 1610 edition (STC 24125). Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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Date of publication:
1612
Description:
Dedication signed: Charles Richardson. "To the reader" signed: Edw. Topsell. A variant of the 1612 edition with Edgar's name instead of Browne's in the imprint. The two pages after 280 are numbered 273 and 228. Reproduction ...
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Date of publication:
1596
Description:
Dedication signed: Edward Topsell. Includes folding table. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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Date of publication:
1599
Description:
Dedication signed: Edw. Topsell. Cf. Folger catalogue which gives signatures: A⁴ B-2F 2G⁴. P. 454 misnumbered 444. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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