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[HARTLIB Samuel]
£400
Auction: 1 February 2005 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The reformed common-wealth of bees presented in severall letters and observations to Sammuel Hartlib Esq with the reformed Virginian silk-worm containing many excellent and choice secrets, experiments, and discoveries for attaining of national and private profits and riches ... 1st edition, pp. [iv], 62, [ii], with woodcut and engraved illus., later blind ruled calf, by Lumsden, spine and edges rubbed, titlepage partly stained and remargined, paper a little discoloured throughout, 4to., London: Giles Calvert, 1655
Note: Wing H 997. Part 1 only i.e. without The reformed Virginian silk-worm which was issued with a separate titlepage (see Wing H 1000)