MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 43043660
003 DLC
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008 890511s1788 enkaf 001 0 eng
010 $a 43043660
040 $aDLC$cDLC$edcrb
050 00 $aAG241$b.W35 1788
100 1 $aWanley, Nathaniel,$d1634-1680.
245 14 $aThe wonders of the little world, or, A general history of man :$bin six books : displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers, and defects of the human body and mind, in several thousand most interesting relations of persons remarkable for bodily perfections or defects ... or for extraordinary virtues or vices of the mind ... or for the uncommon powers or weakness of the senses and affections ... : together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science, suprising escapes from death and dangers, strange discoveries of long-concealed murders, and a vast variety of other matters equally curious : the whole collected from the writings of the most approved historians, philosophers, and physicians ... /$cby Nathaniel Wanley ...
246 30 $aWonders of the little world
246 30 $aGeneral history of man
260 $aLondon :$bPublished by C. Taylor ..., T. Thornton ..., and E. Jeffery ...,$c1788.
300 $avi, 7-752 p., [6] leaves of plates :$bill. (engravings) ;$c26 cm. (4to)
500 $aSignatures: A-9A²+.
510 4 $aESTC (RLIN)$cT111542
500 $aIncludes index.
500 $aLC copy imperfect: wanting all after p. 740. Plate facing t.p. is mounted on verso of half title. TLS, Edward Saint to Friend Rybolt, undated, laid in.$5DLC
561 $aLC copy is bequest of Edward Saint, 30 Jun. 1943.$5DLC
650 0 $aCuriosities and wonders$vEarly works to 1900.
650 0 $aCharacters and characteristics$vEarly works to 1800.
710 2 $aHarry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)$5DLC