A true and full coppy of that which was most imperfectly and surreptitiously printed before vnder the name of: Religio medici.

Religio medici

[London] : Printed for Andrew Crooke, 1643.

[6], 172, 171-183, [3] p. ; (8vo)

"To the reader" signed: Thomas Brovvne.

With an engraved title page.

Place of publication from Wing.

Signatures: pi¹ A-M⁸. Variant 1: pi¹ ¹A² A-M⁸. Variant 2: pi¹ ¹A⁸ A-M⁸.

The last leaf is blank.

Preliminary leaves = engraved title page (pi 1) and "To the reader" (A1-2). Variant 1: with two leaves inserted after engraved title page, the first beginning "To such as have .." and signed A, the second bearing errata. Variant 2: with six leaves inserted after engraved title page, the first beginning "A letter sent" and signed A2, the next four bearing letters between Brown and Sir Kenelm Digby, and the last two bearing "To such as have .." and errata. These last two leaves are in a different setting from Variant 1.

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 (2nd ed.), B5169
Keynes, G. Sir Thomas Browne, p.5 and no.3
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R20850

Great Britain -- England -- London.

B5169

cs49. Binding signed by Riviere & Son. -Last blank.