Mercury: or The secret and swift messenger. : Shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance. The second edition. By the Right Reverend Father in God, John Wilkins, late Lord Bishop of Chester.
1694
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Mercury: or The secret and swift messenger. : Shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance. The second edition. By the Right Reverend Father in God, John Wilkins, late Lord Bishop of Chester.
Created/published
London : Printed for Rich. Baldwin, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-lane, 1694.
Description
[16], 172, [4] p. : port, diagrams ; (8vo)
Note
Leaf [A]1 bears an advertisement on recto and engraved portrait of author on verso.
Includes commendatory verses by Sir Francis Kinnaston and four others.
With 2 final advertisement leaves.
Includes commendatory verses by Sir Francis Kinnaston and four others.
With 2 final advertisement leaves.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Decoding the Renaissance. November 11, 2014 to February 26, 2015. Open to p. 144-145.
Cited/described in
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 (CD-ROM, 1996), W2203
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R7082
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R7082
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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W2203
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cs1589. Lacking final adv. leaves