The history of Poland, in several letters to persons of quality : giving an account of the antient and present state of that Kingdom, historical, geographical, physical, political, and ecclesiastical; viz. ... / by Bernard Connor ... who in his travels in that country collected these memoirs from the best authors, and his own observations ; publish'd by the care and assistance of Mr. Savage.
"With several letters relating to physick."--T.p., v.1.
The words "historical ... physical" and "political and ecclesiastical" are bracketed together on the title-page.
Title of v. 2: The history of Poland, in several letters to persons of quality. Giving an account of the present state of that Kingdom, historical, political, physical, and ecclesiastical; viz. ... by Bernard Connor ... who in his travels in that country collected these memoirs from the best authors, and his own observations ; compos'd and publish'd by Mr. Savage.
Vol. 2 has the words "historical, political" and "physical and ecclesiastical" bracketed together on the title-page.
Edited by Connor's friend John Savage, 1673-1747. The second v. was composed by Savage from Connor's notes. Cf. DNB online, article for Bernard Connor.
Imprint of v.2: London, printed for Dan. Brown, without Temple-Bar and A. Roper and T. Leigh, both in Fleet-street, 1698.
Vol. 1, p. 320 at end misnumbered 322; v.2, p. 124, 4th group, misnumbered 120; v.2 has several other pages misnumbered.
Title-page of each v. within a double rule.
The section of miscellaneous letters of the author relating to "physik" at the end of vol. 1 has separate pagination and signatures. These letters include a translation of Connor's "Nova tabula oeconomiae animalis," originally published in 1697 as part of various editoins of his "Evangelium medici."
"Books printed for Daniel Brown and Abel Roper," v.1, p. [1], 2nd group.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Binding note
Ex copy bound in full calf, gilt, stamped on spine with initial "M" surmounted by an earl's coronet (Garrett Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington.)
Source acquisition
Ex copy is from the estate of Hugh Trumbull Adams, Class of 1935. Received 30 March 2011.
References
ESTC R8630 (v.1)
ESTC R224600 (v.2)
LCCN
44017670
OCLC
10692474
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