Long livers: a curious history of such persons of both sexes who have liv'd several ages, and grown young again: with the rare secret of rejuvenescency of Arnoldus de Villa Nova, And a great many approv'd and invaluable rules to prolong life: as also, how to prepare the universal medicine. Most humbly dedicated to the grand master, masters, wardens and brethren of the most antient and most honourable fraternity of the Free-Masons of Great Britain and Ireland.
Robert Samber (1682 - c.1745)
Category
Books
Date
1722
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3188259
Summary
Bibliographic description
liv, lvii-lxiv, 199, viii, [1] p. ; 8vo. Running number: 4275. Provenance: manuscript inscription and initial on front pastedown: "Long-livers" and "M." [i.e. catalogue entry for anonymous works and catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Binding: eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled sprinkled calf (upper board detached); gilt roll pattern on board edges; gold-stamped spine, with gilt title label. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Robert Samber (1682 - c.1745) Harcouet de Longeville (1660-1720)