Riders 1688. British Merlin bedeckt with many delightful varieties and useful verities, fitting the longitude and latitude of all capacities within the islands of Great Britain's monarchy : with chronological observations of principal note to this year 1688, being the bissextile, or leap-year : to which is added, useful notes of husbandry, physick, fayrs & marts, and directions & tables to all necessary uses / made and compiled for the benefit of his country, by Cardanus Riders.
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Riders 1688. British Merlin bedeckt with many delightful varieties and useful verities, fitting the longitude and latitude of all capacities within the islands of Great Britain's monarchy : with chronological observations of principal note to this year 1688, being the bissextile, or leap-year : to which is added, useful notes of husbandry, physick, fayrs & marts, and directions & tables to all necessary uses / made and compiled for the benefit of his country, by Cardanus Riders.
Created/published
London : Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for the Company of Stationers, 1688 [i.e. 1687]
Description
[48] p. ; 13 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Rider, Cardanus, author.
Newcomb, Thomas, -1691, printer.
Stationers' Company (London, England), publisher.
Newcomb, Thomas, -1691, printer.
Stationers' Company (London, England), publisher.
Note
Almanacs were published the year preceding date of calculation.
Signatures: A⁶ B¹² C⁶.
Gatherings A-B printed in red and black.
Signatures: A⁶ B¹² C⁶.
Gatherings A-B printed in red and black.
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 (2nd ed.), A2258B
English short title catalogue, R213235
English short title catalogue, R213235
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
V.a.544 item 1
Folger-specific note
Minor annotations on B1 recto and B6 verso. Interleaved; some leaves with remnants of manuscript torn out. Bound with manuscript cookery and medicinal recipes, cataloged separately as V.a.544 item 2, under title Cookery and medicinal recipes [manuscript], ca. 1688. Bound in leather (sheep?) boards, with gold tooling and evidence of metal clasps. Acquired from Heath 1968-12-11.
Folger accession
MS Add 548