A plaine discovery of the whole Revelation of St. John : set down in two treatises: the one searching and proving the true interpretation thereof: the other applying the same paraphrastically and historically to the text. By John Napier, Lord of Marchiston. With a resolution of certain doubts, moved by some well affected brethren. Whereunto are annexed certain oracles of Sibylla, agreeing with the Revelation, and other places of Scripture. And also an epistle which was omitted in the last edition.
1645
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Title
A plaine discovery of the whole Revelation of St. John : set down in two treatises: the one searching and proving the true interpretation thereof: the other applying the same paraphrastically and historically to the text. By John Napier, Lord of Marchiston. With a resolution of certain doubts, moved by some well affected brethren. Whereunto are annexed certain oracles of Sibylla, agreeing with the Revelation, and other places of Scripture. And also an epistle which was omitted in the last edition.
Edition
The fifth edition : corrected and amended.
Created/published
Edinburgh : Printed for Andro Wilson, and are to be sold at his shop, at the foot of the Ladies steps, 1645.
Description
[12], 244, 32, 31-38, [2] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Note
Text continuous despite pagination.
With final errata leaf.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 1st".
With final errata leaf.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 1st".
Cited/described in
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), N152
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.275(4)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R209880
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.275(4)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R209880
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh.
Item Details
Call number
N152 copy 1
Folger-specific note
-err.; Half polished calf with marbled papered boards. Lacking t.p., which is replaced with mounted t.p. from 1593 ed. Trimmed throughout, affecting side-notes. Provenance: inscription on A4v: "Febuary [sic] the 4 day this booke belongs to me Elizabeth Forbes 1726"; engraved armorial bookplate of Macknight Crawford, of Cartsburn, Lauriston Castle (motto "quod tibi hoc alteri; nil durum volenti"); 1919 Folger purchase from John Orr cat. no. 58 ("A catalogue of second-hand books ...," lot no. 462)
Folger accession
cs824
Call number
N152 copy 2
Folger-specific note
137970. Paper shelf-mark on foot of spine. Manuscript marks. On t.p. verso, manuscript marks of ownership (?) crossed-out, affecting legibility. Trimmed, affecting text, side-notes, signatures and catchwords. Provenance: inscription on Z1v: "George Napier"; bookseller's label on front paste-down: "B. Westermann & Co, 838 Broadway, New York"; on final leaf, de-accession stamp of the Library of the Union Theological Seminary, N.Y.; McAlpin duplicate copy