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  The historie of serpents. Or, The second booke of liuing creatures wherein is contained their diuine, naturall, and morall descriptions, with their liuely figures, names, conditions, kindes and natures of all venemous beasts: with their seuerall poysons and antidotes; their deepe hatred to mankind, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, and destruction. Necessary and profitable to all sorts of men: collected out of diuine scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: amplified with sundry accidentall histories, hierogliphicks, epigrams, emblems, and ænigmaticall obseruations. By Edvvard Topsell.
  Date of publication:
  1608
  

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  Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
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  In the title, the first word is xylographic. Leaves 2E3,4 are in two settings: E3v line 18 has either "waters, as in a Boate." or "in a boate." --STC. Reproduction of the original in the University of Michigan. Library.
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  A discourse of the knowledg of beasts, wherein all that hath been said for, and against their ratiocination, is examined. / By Monsieur de la Chambre, counsellor to the King of France in his counsels, and his physitian in ordinary. Translated into English by a person of quality.
  Date of publication:
  1658
  

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  La Chambre, Marin Cureau de, 1594-1669. and Person of quality.
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  A translation of his "Traité de la connoissance des animaux", which is a reply to "De l'instinct et de la connoissance des animaux" by Pierre Chanet. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Nouemb:"; The '7' in imprint date is altered ...
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  Zoologia: or, The history of animals as they are useful in physick and chirurgery. Divided into four parts; the [brace] first treateth of the more perfect terrestrial creatures. Second third fourth of birds. fishes. insects. / By John Schroder, Dr. of physick.
  Date of publication:
  1659
  

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  Schröder, Johann, 1600-1664.
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  The words "First .. insects" are bracketed together on title page. The first word of title is printed in Greek characters. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Feb:"; the '9' in imprint date is crossed out and replaced with an ...
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