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The mirrour of true nobility & gentility. Being the life of the renowned Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius Lord of Pieresk ... Written by the learned Petrus Gassendus ... Englished by W. Rand ...

Accession number
PML 49415
Creator
Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.
Published
London : Printed by J. Streater for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes Arms in St. Pauls church-yard. 1657.
Notes
"A catalogue of Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius ... his own proper manuscripts": [16] p. at end.
In first section, p. 44-45 erroneously numbered 45-46, no. 49-58 omitted in paging. In second section, no. 65-74 omitted in paging, no. 169-170 duplicated.
Portraits of Peiresc and a drawing of his cipher, with autograph notes by Stirling, inserted.
Description
[22], 216, 296,[16] p., [1] leaf of plates : front. (port.) ; 17 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of William Stirling; With arms of William Stirling.
Binding
Olive leather, in brown cloth box.
Classification
Department