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BURNET, THOMAS.
Archaeologiae philosophicae, sive doctrina antiqua
de rerum originalibus.
[16], 358, [8] pages. 4to, 201x157 mm, contemporary panelled
calf gilt, top of spine chipped, lettering piece off, front joint cracked, cords intact; occa-
sional marginal foxing, last gathering browned. Armorial bookplate of John Orlebar of the
Middle Temple Esq. on title verso.
London: R. N. for Walter Kettilby, 1692
[400/600]
FIRST EDITION
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Wing B5943.
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BURNET, THOMAS.
Telluris theoria sacra . . . Accedunt Archaeologiae
philosophicae, sive doctrina antiqua de rerum originalibus. Editio ultima.
2 fold-
ing engraved maps of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres; engraved text illustrations.
[8], 558, [2] pages, including engraved additional title and final blank. 4to, 219x175 mm,
old
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leather, crudely rebacked; occasional minor marginal foxing and soiling.
Amsterdam: Joannes Wolters, 1699
[200/300]
First published in 1681-89, an attempt to reconcile Cartesian ideas with scripture to explain
the formation of the earth, “the most famous and influential of all the early speculations of
earth history” (Linda Hall Library), This edition also reprints Burnet’s 1692 Archaeologiae
philosophicae. Linda Hall Library, Theories of the Earth 7 (1684-90 edition in English of the
main work).