Miscellaneous reflections, occasion'd by the comet which appear'd in December 1680. . Chiefly tending to explode popular superstitions. Writen to a doctor of the Sorbon, by Mr. Bayle. Translated from the French. To which is added, the author's life. In two volumes.
Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)
Category
Books
Date
1708
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3041910
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. . 8vo.. Provenance: Bookplate in both vols: Erthig (anonymous armorial). manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf of vol. 1: "S. Yorke" [i.e. either Simon Yorke (1652-1723), or Simon Yorke (1696-1767)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges; gilt title label on spines.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)