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London: London: printed for Tho. Basset, Ric. Chiswell, Tho. Sawbridge, Charles Mearn, and Charles Brome., 1686. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition; folio; [16], 316, [26], 102, [8], 52, [6], 68, 99-103, [5] pp. In full nineteenth century period-style panelled calf with five raised spine bands, gilt-lettered title label to second compartment, other compartments gilt, gilt tooling to outer margins of boards (binding worn and rubbed at extremities, loss of top inch of leather at head of spine, hinges worn, weak and internally reinforced). Complete with portrait frontispiece and plates of urns and quincunx. Internally a very clean, bright and fresh example, with three early heraldic ownership labels to opening endpapers. Despite binding wear, an attractive copy. R19807

London, Printed for Tho. Basset, Ric. Chiswell, Tho. Sawbridge, Charles Meam, and Charles Brome. 1686. folio, 30cm., engraved frontis portrait, rubricated title-page, [xviii],316,[11],[1] (Blank) & [xiii],[1](Blank),81,[1],(Blank)[2], 85-102 & [8],52 & [6],103,[1] (Blank),[3]pp., illustrations on Lll4v and O3v, and type diagrams on Ppp4r and R1r5r (margin), engraved head and tail pieces, five parts in one volume (Religio Medici divided into two parts, "Observations" and "Annotations"), faint slight damp staining at some fore-edge margins, (not intrusive) , neat old repair to tail of Aa (not affecting the text), in contemporary full mottled calf boards, neatly rebacked, real raised bands, new crimson morocco label, gilt titles, with engraved armorial bookplate, fine condition, the first collected edition, title page in red and black and separate titles to each part are printed in black, fine condition (hoL). Wing B-5150, Osler. 4522, Keynes 201, Wellcome II, p.253. Browne was an author and physician… Read More