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Leviathan, or, The matter, forme and power of a common-wealth, ecclesiasticall and civill
1881, J. Thornton
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Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill
1651, Printed [by William Wilson] for Andrew Crooke, at the Green Dragon in St. Paul's Church-yard
in English
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In this edition the additional title page vignette is a winged head with scrolls and tassels.
Added engraved title page: "Leviathan, or The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civil". By an anonymous engraver; sometimes attributed to Abraham Bosse (1602-1676). cf. Corbett & Light brown. At the head of the engraving: "Non est potestas Super Terram quae Comparetur ei Iob.4t 24."
This is 1st edition, first issue. Two other editions appeared with the same date and imprint: one with a bear vignette (probably printed in Holland), and one with an ornamental vignette and the spelling "civil" for "civill" on the title page (printed 1680?).--cf. Macdonald-Hargreaves, p. 27ff.
The printing of this edition has been ascribed to William Wilson (cf. Virginia University. Bibliographical Society. Studies in bibliography, volume 7, (1955) pages 125-151).
The second plate is a folded letterpress table.
There are two identified states of this edition. In one leaf 3A3 is missigned "Aa3", in the other the leaf is correctly signed.
Signatures: A-3D⁴ (quires 2C to 3D signed on third leaf of signature, all others on first two leaves only).
Errata (13 lines) at foot of A3v.
Woodcut head-pieces and initials; printed marginalia.
English short title catalogue, entry R17253
Macdonald-Hargreaves. Thomas Hobbes, a bibliography (1952), entry 42
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, entry 491
Corbett, M. Comely frontispiece, No. 20, p. 219-230
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 (2nd ed.), entry H2246
Tisch Library Special Collections copy: Armorial bookplates of "Sir John Leveson Gower of Trentham in Stafford Shire Baronet" and "Gower Earl Gower" on front pastedown.
Tisch Library Special Collections copy: Contemporary full mottled calf rebacked; coat-of-arms of the Order of the Garter blind-stamped on front board along with decorative floral borders and thistle fillets in four corners of both boards.
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