Item #002494 Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts. Robert BOYLE.
Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts.
Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts.
Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts.
Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts.
Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts.
Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts.

Occasional Reflections upon several Subiects [sic]. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse about such Kind of Thoughts.

London: W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, 1665.

1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #002494

Two parts in one volume. 8vo (165 x 106 mm). [40], 1-80, 161-264, 1-229, [11] pp. A8 a8 b4 B-F8 M-R8 S4 Aa-Pp8. Title printed in red and black, imprimatur leaf before title, advertisement leaf after S4 not included. "Occasional reflections. The IV. section" (caption title) has separate pagination and register. Quires G-L and p. 81-161 are omitted but the text is continuous. Later calf (boards and extremities rubbed). Text only little browned, some ink underlinings in text, upper margin trimmed close affecting page numbers on a few leaves. Provenance: The library of Hugh Selbourne (small ink stamp to title verso and p.51). Good copy. ----

Fulton 64; Wing B4005, Honeyman 464. - FIRST EDITION. Largely written whilst on holiday at Stalbridge in Dorset, Boyle reflects upon many subjects including angling ('Upon Fishing with a counterfeit Fly' and 'Upon Catching Store of Fish at a Baited Place'), 'Upon the Sports being interrupted by Rainy-weather' and 'Upon the Eating of Oysters', "Boyle's discursive style made him the object of playful satire, and Swift confesses that the present work was the inspiration of his 'Occasional Meditations on a Broomstick', and it is usually stated that Reflection III of Section VI on 'The Eating of Oysters' (p. 194) gave birth to Gulliver's Travels." (Fulton). "The book was once wrongly attributed to Isaac Walton." (Honeyman 464).

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