Topsell, Edward. The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell

Folger bibliographic ID: 169397
STC number: 24123
ESTC number: S122276
Folger call number: STC 24123 copy 1
Folger holdings ID: 164728

Bibliographic format

folio

General notes

First word of title is xylographic Title page varies: with cut of hyena (used for sea wolf on p. 749) or of gorgon (most copies; not illustrated in the text pp. 262-3); examples of both at British Library. B1, 2, 5, 6 in 2 settings; B2r catchword: 'they'; B6r line 1: 'crowne' (Huntington Library) or 'gers' and 'Crowne' (Harvard). In some copies (one of the British Library copies, for example) there is an extra leaf after F4 with heading: 'The Picture of the vulger Bugill Folio 57.' (STC) The first leaf and the last leaf are blank Signatures: A⁶ [par.]⁶ 2[par.]⁸ *² B-2V⁶ 3A-3X⁶ 3Y⁸ Portions also available as a digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1987. Folger's Choice (catalog entry 11) (Copy 2)

Item information about Folger STC 24123 copy 1

Smedley. Lacking blanks. T.p. with gorgon; B2r catchword 'they'; B6r, line 1 'crowne'. S1 torn and 2K4 with burn hole, affecting text. Bd. w. Topsell, E. The historie of serpents. London, 1608 (shelf-mark STC 24124 Copy 1). Rebound, previously in calf; all edges gilt. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Frances Mary Richardson Currer; bookplate of the Huth library; bookplate of W.T. Smedley (motto "forward")

Extended title: The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell
Alternate titles: Historie of fovre-footed beastes

Zoology

author: Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
former owner: Currer, Frances Mary Richardson, 1785-1861
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937
former owner: Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934
former owner: Huth Library