BROWNE SIR THOMAS Pseudodoxia Epidemica Fifth Edition 1

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BROWNE, SIR THOMAS. Pseudodoxia Epidemica . . . Fifth Edition. Folding engraved frontispiece portrait; 2 engraved plates; engraved text illustration. [16], 414, [18]; [8], 70, [2] pages, including initial and final blanks. 4to, contemporary sheep, rebacked, cover edges worn through; contents browned. London: Assigns of Edward Dod, 1669

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" . . . an unusual and interesting work in which Browne attacks falsely-held traditions, superstitions, and folklore relating to the nature of plants, animals, and man"--Heirs of Hippocrates 487 (1646 original edition). Keynes (Browne) 78; Wing B5164 (this edition).