Lot 146

[WORCESTER, Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquis of (1601-1667)]. A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected. London: J. Grismond, 1663. 12° (130 x 73mm). Collation: A-D12 (-blank A1, D12 blank) E6 (E6 blank); F12 (F1r blank, F1v with royal arms) G6. [22], 72, [14];[2] 34p. Woodcut arms of Charles II. (Without the initial blank.) 18th-century half calf and marbled boards (rebacked, preserving old spine).

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[WORCESTER, Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquis of (1601-1667)]. A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected. London: J. Grismond, 1663. 12° (130 x 73mm). Collation: A-D12 (-blank A1, D12 blank) E6 (E6 blank); F12 (F1r blank, F1v with royal arms) G6. [22], 72, [14];[2] 34p. Woodcut arms of Charles II. (Without the initial blank.) 18th-century half calf and marbled boards (rebacked, preserving old spine).

A COPY WITH THE RARE 'SUPPLEMENT'. Two editions of Worcester's Century of the Names and Scantlings of ... Inventions were published in 1663, both with the imprint of J. Grismond. The above edition is Wing W-3532; the other is not in Wing and the one copy recorded is at the Folger Library. Norman 1975; Wing W-3532.