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The reformed Virginian silk-worm, or, A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proof thereof in May, anno 1652. For the feeding of silk-worms in the woods, on the mulberry-tree-leaves in Virginia ... And also to the good hopes, that the Indians, seeing and finding that there is neither art, skill, or pains in the thing: they will readily set upon it, being by the benefit thereof inabled to buy of the English (in way of truck for their silk-bottoms) all those things that they most desire.
- Title
- The reformed Virginian silk-worm, or, A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proof thereof in May, anno 1652. For the feeding of silk-worms in the woods, on the mulberry-tree-leaves in Virginia ... And also to the good hopes, that the Indians, seeing and finding that there is neither art, skill, or pains in the thing: they will readily set upon it, being by the benefit thereof inabled to buy of the English (in way of truck for their silk-bottoms) all those things that they most desire.
- Author
- Hartlib, Samuel, -1662.
- Publication
- London, Printed by J. Streater, for G. Calvert, 1655.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Supervised use | VLND (Hartlib, S. Reformed Virginian silk-worm) | Offsite | |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KC 1655 (Hartlib, S. Reformed common-wealth of bees) | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KC 1655 (Hartlib, S. Reformed Virginian silk-worm) | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- [2] ℓ., 40 p.; 20 cm.
- Series Statement
- Force's Coll. of Hist. Tracts. v. 3 no. 13
- Alternative Title
- A rare and new discovery ...
- Subject
- Silkworms
- Note
- Title within border.
- "To the reader" signed: Samuel Hartlib.
- A reprint, with additions, of "A rare and new discovery of a speedy way [etc.]" London, 1652. Also reprinted as pt. 2 of the author's "The reformed commonwealth of bees", London, 1655.
- Includes letters by "V. F., gentleman", Edward Diggs and John Ferrar and verses by Ferrar and Du Bartas.
- Bound in mottled calf with gilt line tooling, by Zaensdorf.
- Indexed In (note)
- Sabin
- JCB
- Church
- Call Number
- VLND (Hartlib, S. Reformed Virginian silk-worm)
- LCCN
- 06012518 //r
- OCLC
- 7256548
- Author
- Hartlib, Samuel, -1662.
- Title
- The reformed Virginian silk-worm, or, A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proof thereof in May, anno 1652. For the feeding of silk-worms in the woods, on the mulberry-tree-leaves in Virginia ... And also to the good hopes, that the Indians, seeing and finding that there is neither art, skill, or pains in the thing: they will readily set upon it, being by the benefit thereof inabled to buy of the English (in way of truck for their silk-bottoms) all those things that they most desire.
- Imprint
- London, Printed by J. Streater, for G. Calvert, 1655.
- Series
- Force's Coll. of Hist. Tracts. v. 3 no. 13
- Indexed In:
- Sabin 30700JCB, 1919, II, 450Church 539
- Added Title
- A rare and new discovery ...
- Research Call Number
- VLND (Hartlib, S. Reformed Virginian silk-worm)*KC 1655 (Hartlib, S. Reformed Virginian silk-worm)*KC 1655 (Hartlib, S. Reformed common-wealth of bees)