[6], 51, [3], 57, [5], 120, 103-142, 161-236, [4], 52, [20] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : 19 cm. (4to)

Part 1, "America painted to the life" and "A decription of New-England", p. [1-6], 1-51, 1st and 2nd counts, has separate caption title for "A decription of New-England"

Part 1 (Wing G1302) is written by Ferdinando Gorges (1629-1718)

Part 2, "A briefe narration of the originall undertakings of the advancement of plantations into the parts of America. Especially, shewing the beginning, progress and continuance of that of New-England", p. [2-3], 1-57, 3rd and 4th counts, has separate dated title page with imprint: London: Printed by E. Brudenell, for Nath. Brook at the Angell in Corn-Hill, 1658

Part 2 (Wing G1303) is written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges (1556?-1647)

Part 3, "America painted to the life. A true history of the originall undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts, with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress, and continuance, from the year, 1628. to 1658. declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, manners, customes, military discipline, warres with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their townes, and havens, the increase of their trading with the names of their governours and magistrates. More especially an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in New-England", p. [2-5], 120, 103-142, 161-236, 5th through 8th, counts, has separate dated title page with imprint: London: Printed by E. Brudenell, for Nathaniel Brook dwelling at the Angel in Corn-Hill, 1658

Part 3 (Wing G1300) is merely a reprint of Edward Johnson's History of New England (Wing J771) with a cancel title page and a conjugate preface leaf of introduction signed by Gorges and has the same running title: Wonder-working Providence of Sions Saviour, in New England, as the original edition

"Gorges has been ... blamed for ... appropriating Johnson's 'Wonder-working Providence' [of Sion's Saviour in New England] published by N. Brook in 1654 ... We are now ... enabled to explain this matter and clear Gorges of the imputation ... Johnson's book belonged to Brook, and not being swift of sale, after four years, when publishing Gorges' book, he took upon himself the responsibility of working ... off his dead stock. As soon as Gorges found out this trick of his publisher he inserted in the 'Mercurius Publicus', newspaper of the 13th Sept. 1660, the following: 'Advertisement. I, Ferdinando Gorges, the entituled author of a late book called 'America painted to the life', am injured in that additional part, called 'Sion's Saviour in New England' (as written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges [publisht since his decease, by his grand-child Ferdinando Gorges esquire]) that being none of his, and formerly printed in another name, the true owner'."-Henry Stevens, Stevens's historical collections, 1881, pt. 1, p. 36

Part 4, "America painted to the life. The history of the Spaniards proceedings in America, their conquest of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves. From Columbus his first discovery, to these later times", p. [1-4], 1-52, 9th and 10th counts, has separate dated title page with imprint: London: Printed by T[homas]. J[ohnson]. for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhill, 1659

Part 4 (Wing G1301) is written by Ferdinando Gorges (1629-1718); name of printer is supplied by Wing

Signatures: pts. 1-2: A⁴ (-A4) B-P⁴; pt. 3: [A]² B-2G⁴ 2H²; pt. 4: A² B-K⁴

Collective title page printed in red and black and framed within double rule border; title pages to parts 2-4 printed within single rule borders; title page of part 4 had woodcut printer's ornament; head and tail pieces; initials

Includes index

Bookseller's advertisements: p. [18-20], 11th count

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