Elements of philosophy, . the first section, concerning body. Written in Latine by Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. And now translated into English. To which are added Six lessons to the professors of mathematicks of the institution of Sr. Henry Savile, in the University of Oxford.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
Category
Books
Date
1656
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3130972
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],394,[2];[8],64p.,[14] folded leaves of plates . ill.. . 4to.. Variant with p.394 misnumbered '94'. Wants the initial blank leaf (A1). Manuscript annotation on final page: "B/5. Misc.". Former shelfmarks: 202 & 1.C. Provenance: Ink stamp on verso of title page: H. Cavendish [i.e.: Henry Cavendish (1731-1810)] and shelfmark B1-1. Library bookplate: "Chatsworth Bookcase - Shelf -" with "86" and "C" added in pencil. Pencil on flyleaf: Duplicate [i.e. Chatsworth duplicate]. Gilt-stamped ducal coronet on spine above a swash D, with smaller initials WS [i.e. William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858)]. Binding: Seventeenth century calf; rebacked in nineteenth-century, gilt tooled spine Both boards loose, in book shoe.
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Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)