Reynolds, John, of Kings-Norton. A discourse upon prodigious abstinence : occasioned by the twelve moneths fasting of Martha Taylor, the famed Derbyshire damosell: proving that without any miracle, the texture of humane bodies may be so altered, that life may be long continued without the supplies of meat & drink. With an account of the heart, and how far it is interessed in the business of fermentation. By John Reynolds. Humbly offered to the Royall Society

Folger bibliographic ID: 132938
ESTC number: R10543
Wing number: R1314
Folger call number: 154- 040q
Folger holdings ID: 124613

Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

Printer's name from Wing CD There are five leaves in the first quire. The title page and imprimatur leaf are printed as a bifolium and these two leaves apparently cancelled the original title page. Presumably the imprimatur leaf was intended to be bound preceding the title page Signatures: A⁴(-A1+chi²) B-E⁴ F²

Item information about Folger 154- 040q

Untrimmed; stitched; unbound. Provenance: bought by Folger from Robinson, 8 June 1955

Extended title: A discourse upon prodigious abstinence : occasioned by the twelve moneths fasting of Martha Taylor, the famed Derbyshire damosell: proving that without any miracle, the texture of humane bodies may be so altered, that life may be long continued without the supplies of meat & drink. With an account of the heart, and how far it is interessed in the business of fermentation. By John Reynolds. Humbly offered to the Royall Society

Taylor, Martha, 1651- Fasting

author: Reynolds, John, of Kings-Norton
subject: Taylor, Martha, 1651-