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The history of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge

16 unnumbered pages, 438 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : (4to) · Prefatory verse "To the Royal Society" (prelim. p. [9]-[14]) signed: A. Cowley · Signatures: ̳pi̳A-B⁴A-3I⁴ · Pages 338-339, 342-343, 370-371, 374-375 incorrectly numbered 337-338, 341-342, 362-363, 366-367 respectively · The arms of the Royal Society printed on verso of permission leaf (̳pi̳A1) · Engraved frontispiece by Hollar, after a design by John Evelyn (perhaps inserted only in part of the edition). Cf. Keynes, G. Evelyn, 178 · Head-pieces, initials · "Errata": final leaf (verso blank)

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