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<dl><dd>16 unnumbered pages, 438 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : (4to)</dd>
<dd>Prefatory verse "To the Royal Society" (prelim. p. [9]-[14]) signed: A. Cowley</dd>
<dd>Signatures: ̳pi̳A-B⁴A-3I⁴</dd>
<dd>Pages 338-339, 342-343, 370-371, 374-375 incorrectly numbered 337-338, 341-342, 362-363, 366-367 respectively</dd>
<dd>The arms of the Royal Society printed on verso of permission leaf (̳pi̳A1)</dd>
<dd>Engraved frontispiece by Hollar, after a design by John Evelyn (perhaps inserted only in part of the edition). Cf. Keynes, G. Evelyn, 178</dd>
<dd>Head-pieces, initials</dd>
<dd>"Errata": final leaf (verso blank)</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Royal Society (Great Britain); English poetry; Intellectual life; Science; Great Britain</div>
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Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713</div>
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