Mercury, or The secret and svvift messenger: shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance.

All titles

• Mercury, or The secret and svvift messenger: shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance.
• Mercury, or The secret and swift messenger Secret and swift messenger

People / Organizations

• John Norton ("printed by")
• Iohn Maynard ("printed for")
• John Wilkins (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by I. Norton, for Iohn Maynard, and Timothy Wilkins, and are to be sold at the George in Fleetstreet, neere Saint Dunstans Church, 1641.

Publication year

1641-1641

ESTC No.

R1665

Grub Street ID

64470

Description

[16], 48, 65-80, 83-98, 81-128, 127-180 [i.e. 170], [4] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 8⁰

Note

Preface signed: I.W., i.e. John Wilkins.

Includes commendatory poems by Sir Francis Kynaston and three others.

First leaf and last 2 leaves are blank.

P. 170 misnumbered 180.