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The history of philosophy : containing the lives, opinions, actions and discourses of the philosophers of every sect : illustrated with the effigies of divers of them
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- Creator
- by Thomas Stanley, Esq
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- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678. History of the Chaldaick philosophy
- Battersby, William, active 1654-1706, bookseller
- Newman, Hugh, active 1692-1703, bookseller
- Cockerill, Thomas, active 1674-1702, bookseller
- Walwyn, Herbert, bookseller
- Lilly, P., active 17th century, artist
- Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, engraver
- A. and J. Churchill (Booksellers : London, England)
- Publication
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- The third edition / to which is added the life of the author, never before published
- London : Printed for W. Battersby, at Thavey's Inn-gate, near St. Andrew's Church in Holbourn, Hugh Newman, Tho. Cockerill, Herbert Walwyn in the Poultry, and A. and J. Churchil in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCI [1701]
- Physical Details
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- 36 unnumbered pages, 48, 51-66, 73-328, 321-658 pages, 12 unnumbered pages; 4 unnumbered pages, 63 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (engravings, portraits) ; 37 cm (folio)
- OCLC
- ocm03337929, ocm03337929
- Title page printed in red and black and enclosed within double border.
- Numerous errors in pagination.
- Signatures: [pi]² a-d² [a]-[d]² B-4P⁴ 4Q² 4R²(-4R²) 4A² ²4B-²4I⁴.
- Includes bookseller's advertisements on leaves d² verso and ²4I⁴ .
- Includes, as issued: The history of the Chaldaick philosophy. A variant has ’The history of the Chalaick [sic] philosophy’.
- The history of the Chaldaick philosophy has special title page with imprint: "London : Printed for A. & J. Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCI".
- Frontispiece portrait of the author signed: "P. Lilly pinxit. Guil. Faithorne scul."
- Includes index.
- English Short Title Catalogue, T102824
- Lawn, Brian. Catalogus Bibliotheca Lawnianae, page 154
- A Table [of Contents] -- The table [index of philosophers] -- An account of the life and writings of Thomas Stanley -- The History of philosophy: Part I. The wise ; Part II. Ionick philosophers ; Part III. The Socratick philosophers ; Part IV. The Cyrenaik philosophers ; Part V. The academick philosophers ; Part VI. The peripatetik philosophers ; Part VII. The cynick philosophers ; Part VIII. The stoick philosophers. Zeno: Physic (page 326) ; Part IX. The italick philosophers: Pythagoras. Physic (page 402), Medicine (page 408) ; Part X. Heraclitis ; Part XI. The stoick philosophers. Democratis Physick (page 462) ; Part XII. Scepticism. Of dialectick, Of physick ; Part XIII. Epicurus, A Topographical table [index] ; Part XIV. The Chaldaick philosophy ; Part XIV. The Chaldaick doctrine ; Part XVI. The Persians ; Part XVII. The doctrine of the Persians ; Part XVIII. The Sabaeans ; Part XIX. The doctrine of the Sabaeans