Mercury, or The secret and svvift messenger : shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance.

London : Printed by I. Norton, for Iohn Maynard, and Timothy Wilkins, and are to be sold at the George in Fleetstreet, neere Saint Dunstans Church, 1641.

[16], 48, 65-80, 83-98, 81-128, 127-180 [i.e. 170], [4] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; (8vo)

Preface signed: I.W., i.e. John Wilkins.
Includes commendatory poems by Sir Francis Kynaston and three others.
First leaf and last 2 leaves are blank.
P. 170 misnumbered 180.
Text continuous despite pagination.

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014-2015. Decoding the Renaissance. Opening: p. 42-43.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), W2202
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1100[4]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R1665

Great Britain -- England -- London.

W2202

Smedley. Provenance: W. T. Smedley copy