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BURNET, THOMAS. The Sacred Theory of the Earth. . . Fifth Edition. Folding engraved portrait and additional title; 12 folding engraved plates and maps, including one of the Americas depicting California as a large island. xxxii, 456; [16], 400, 80; 44; [2], 46, [4] pages, including 2 leaves of bookseller's ads at end. 5 parts in 2 volumes. 8vo, 197x114 mm, Volume 1 in later sprinkled sheep incorporating contemporary calf rear cover, Volume 2 in contemporary calf, rebacked, both spines worn; contents browned. 18th-century bookplate of John Cator in Volume 2. London: J. Hooke, 1722
First published in Latin in 1681-89 in English in 1684-90, 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, Theories of the Earth 7 (1684-90 edition in English).
