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A voyage to the world of Cartesius / written originally in French, translated into English by T. Taylor ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Singer-Mendenhall Collection B1873 .D23 1694
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daniel, Gabriel, 1649-1728.
- Standardized Title:
- Voyage du monde de Descartes. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
- Descartes, René.
- Philosophy--Early works to 1800.
- Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- England -- London -- 17th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Aldenham Abbey (bookplate) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)
- Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (RBC copy)
- Bertie, James, 1673-1735 (bookplate) (RBC copy)
- University of St. Andrews. Library (former owner) (inscription) (stamp) (RBC copy)
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 298 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The second edition.
- Fingerprint:
- s,ow ,Ith a-o- reNo (3) 1694 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Thomas Bennet ..., MDCXCIV [1694]
- Notes:
- Translation of: Voyage du monde de Descartes.
- Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe; translated by Thomas Taylor. Cf. ESTC.
- Signatures: A-U⁸.
- Title within border of double rules.
- Printed marginalia.
- Errata on recto of last preliminary leaf.
- "Books printed for and sold by Tho. Bennet ..." on verso of last preliminary leaf.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy has several ms. shelf-marks (struck through) on title leaf; ms. ownership inscription of the library of the University of St. Andrews on title leaf and leaf B1r; effaced stamp on title leaf; largely effaced ms. ownership inscription on leaf A2r; armorial bookplate of James Bertie and withdrawal stamp of the library of the University of St. Andrews on verso of title leaf.
- Penn Libraries copy has some early ms. marginal notes and corrections to text; rectos most leaves have ms. part number beside running title; a few ms. marginal marks in pencil.
- Cited in:
- Wing D202
- ESTC (RLIN) R29697
- Mish, C.C. Engl. prose fiction, p 60
- OCLC:
- 7425694
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