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<dl><dd>Title page has a period in between "common and "wealth"; hyphen is substituted in title transcription</dd>
<dd>"The reformed Virginian silk-worm", p. [3-6], 40, 3rd and 4th counts, has separate dated title page, pagination, and signatures with imprint: London: Printed by John Streater, for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle at the west-end of Pauls, 1655. It was apparently also issued separately (Wing H1000)</dd>
<dd>"The reformed Virginian silk-worm" first issued under title: Glory be to God on high, peace on earth, good will amongst men. A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652, London, 1652</dd>
<dd>Gives mention of the prickly-pear in the Summer Islands [i.e. Bermuda], a berry &amp; stinging flies in New England, and several fishing companies</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A² B-I⁴ (D1 missigned C) chi1 (chi verso blank) ²A-²E⁴ (²A1 verso blank) ²F²</dd>
<dd>Errata: p. [4], 1st count</dd>
<dd>Title pages printed within ornamental border; title page of first part has woodcut printer's ornament; woodcut head pieces; initials</dd>
<dd>"Some vvriters of bees extant in English": p. [1], 3rd count</dd>
<dd>Wing (CD-ROM, 1996)</dd>
<dd>Kress Lib</dd>
<dd>Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island</dd>
<dd>European Americana</dd>
<dd>English short title catalogue</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: some leaves of "The reformed Virginian silk-worm" are closely cropped on foredge, affecting printed marginal notes</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Bees; Sericulture; Silkworms; Fishing; Prickly pears; Natural history; Natural history; Imprint 1655</div>
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Hartlib, Samuel, -1662</div>
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