A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions : unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours. Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
1668
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions : unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours. Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
Edition
The fourth edition, with many additions.
Created/published
London : Printed for William Whitwood at the sign of the Golden Lion in Duck-Lane near Smith-field, 1668.
Description
[16], 190, [2] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; (8vo)
Note
J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions = John White, who signs the introductory epistle.
First leaf bears "The Authour to his book".
With an additional title page ([A]2v), engraved, with title "A rich cabinet with variety of inventions in several arts and siences [sic]" and signed: T. Cross fecit.
With a final advertisement leaf.
First leaf bears "The Authour to his book".
With an additional title page ([A]2v), engraved, with title "A rich cabinet with variety of inventions in several arts and siences [sic]" and signed: T. Cross fecit.
With a final advertisement leaf.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2001-2002. The Reader Revealed (catalog entry 33)
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), W1791
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R38596
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R38596
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Annotations.
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Booksellers' advertisements.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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W1791
Folger-specific note
cs1497. Bound in old sheep. MS. markings. [A]2 cropped, affecting signature at foot of engr. t.p. Provenance: autographs of George Stanley, 1677; T. Man[?]; James Winstanley, 1682; and T. Willoughby; pencilled note: "from Thomas Thorp"