Tracts of Mr. Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury : containing. I, Behemoth, the history of the causes of the Civil wars of England, from 1640 to 1660 printed from the author's own copy, never printed (but with a thousand faults) before. II, An answer to Arch-Bishop Bramhall's book, called The catching of the Leviathan, never printed before. III, An historical narration of heresie, and the punishment thereof, corrected by the true copy. IV, Philosophical problems, dedicated to the King in 1662, but never printed before.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679
Other Authors: Crooke, William (Bookseller)
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for W. Crooke at the Green-Dragon without Temple-Bar, MDCLXXXII [1682]
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
Booksellers' advertisements > England > London > 17th century.
Booksellers' advertisements.
Armorial bookplates > England > 19th century.
Armorial bookplates.
Inscriptions > 20th century.
Inscriptions.
Insertions (Provenance)
Genre:
Booksellers' advertisements
Booksellers' advertisements.
Armorial bookplates
Armorial bookplates.
Inscriptions
Inscriptions.
Insertions (Provenance)
Ownership and Custodial History:
Vellum armorial bookplate, with motto "Vincit veritas," on front paste-down: J. Snowdon Henry [John Snowdon Henry (1824-1896) was a British businessman and politician]; inscription in pencil on leaf A1r: Mary Annis Edwards, November, 1926.
MSU: Laid-in material transferred to MSS 466 box 1 folder 11.
Local Note:
MSU: Conservation treatment report for this item from Etherington Conservation Services, dated May 2013, available in MSS 466.
Binding Information:
In new full calf; blind-tooled boards and spine; red spine label with lettering in gilt; marbled edges (or at least foot of text-block).
Physical Description:10 unnumbered pages, 339 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, 160 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 84 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leave of plates (folded) : frontispiece (portrait), diagram ; 19 cm
Format: Book

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