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The history of serpents: or the second book of living creatures, [Title page]

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The history of serpents: or the second book of living creatures, [Title page]
Names
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? (Author)
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The history of four-footed beasts and serpents...

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1658
Place: London
Publisher: Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge, T. Williams, and T. Johnson
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KC+ 1658 (Topsell, E. History of four-footed beasts and serpents)
Topics
Zoology
Snakes
Boa constrictor
Genres
Title pages
Notes
Content: Illustrated title-pages.
Content: Imperfect: p. 681-682 wanting.
Content: Vol. 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of gesner's Historiæ animalum, with additions by Topsell. Thesecond part has title: The history of serpents. Or, The second book of living creatures ... By Edward Topsell. London, Printed by E. Cotes, 1658.
Content: Vol. 2, a translation of Moffett's Insectorum ... theatrum,has title: The theatre of insects: or, Lesser living creatures ... By Tho. Mouffet ... London, Printed by E.C.,1658.
Content: With bookplate of Thomas Westwood.
Ownership: Lenox.
Type of Resource
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Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14476143
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 38549830-c605-012f-7844-58d385a7bc34
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  • 1572: Creator Born
  • 1625: Creator Died
  • 1658: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The history of serpents" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1658. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8fd7f99d-91d2-55f5-e040-e00a180662fd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The history of serpents" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8fd7f99d-91d2-55f5-e040-e00a180662fd

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1658). The history of serpents Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8fd7f99d-91d2-55f5-e040-e00a180662fd

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The history of serpents