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  The history of four-footed beasts and serpents describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...
  Date of publication:
  1658
  

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  Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? ; et al.show everyone

  Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? ; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? Historie of serpents. ; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 1. English. ; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 5. English. ; Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English. ; Rowland, John, M.D.
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  Vol. 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of: Historia animalium / Konrad Gesner, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title: The history of serpents, or, The second book of living creatures / Edward ...
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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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