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Thomas Browne on the “Blackness of Negroes” and the Fate of Nations: Reading The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown 1686

The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown 1686 Among the many curiosities in the 1686 folio of Sir Thomas Browne’s Works are two passages rarely considered together: a “Prophecy concerning the future state of several Nations,” and a thirteen-page enquiry into... Continue Reading →

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Of The Advancement And Proficience Of Learning 1640

Francis Bacon’s Advancement of Learning (Oxford, 1640) stands at the threshold of modern science: a systematic re-mapping of human knowledge, richly engraved title and portrait This book is foundational to the empirical worldview that shaped the Royal Society.

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Boston show 2025 BOOTH 404

Early printed books for ABA Boston Book show

Here is a view of the books before they take a trip to the 2025 Boston Book show! come see us at booth 404

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Highlights of the Boston show 2025

Early printed books for ABA Boston Book show

Here is a view of the books before they take a trip to the 2025 Boston Book show! come see us at booth 404

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Swammerdam’s Histoire générale des insectes 1682

876J Swammerdam, Jan (1637-1680). Histoire générale des insectes, où l’on explique la génération & les métamorphoses de ces animaux, où l’on décrit leur différentes figures, leur anatomie & leurs usages. A Utrecht, Chez Guillaume de Walcheren, Marchant Libraire demeurant en... Continue Reading →

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The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown 1686

556J  Browne  Thomas 1605-1682 The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown, Kt. Doctor of Physick, late of Norwich. Containing I. Enquiries into Vulgar and Common Errors. II. Religio Medici: With Annotations and Observations upon it. III. Hydriotaphia; or, Urn-Burial: Together with... Continue Reading →

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Francis Bacon. Resvscitatio 1661.

965 J Bacon, Francis 1561-1626 Resvscitatio Or, bringing into Pvblick Light Several Pieces Of The Works Civil, Historical, Philosophical, and Theological, Hitherto Sleeping Of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. , According to the best... Continue Reading →

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15 English Folios 1584-1700

690J Alexander, Sir William, Earl of Stirling 1567-1640 Recreations VVith The Mvses. By William Earle of Sterline.         [including]                                                                                                   Dooms-Day, Or, The Great Day of Ivdgement. By William, Earle of Sterline. London: Printed by Tho. Harper, 1637.   $1,500 Folio 277 x 177 mm Signatures:... Continue Reading →

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A Jesuit Manual of Natural magic and occult sciences world wide including America 1692

One book by a Jesuit about Natural Magic and occult world wide including America 1692

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