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Title
The description of a new world, called the blazing world
Creator
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674
Contributor
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676
Maxwell, A.
Date Created and/or Issued
1666
Publication Information
London : printed by A. Maxwell, in the year, 1666
Contributing Institution
UC Riverside, Library, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection
Margaret Cavendish Collection
Rights Information
Public Domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description
Scope/Content: To the Duchesse of Newcastle, on her new Blazing world / William Newcastle -- To all noble and worthy ladies -- The description of a new world, called the blazing world -- The second part of the description of the new blazing world -- The epilogue to the reader.
Scope/Content: A separate issue of the concluding part of her Observations upon experimental philosophy. To which is added, The description of a new blazing world, 1666. A second separate edition appeared in 1668.
Scope/Content: Laid in: Portrait of Margaret Cavendish, engraved by Pierre van Schuppen after Abraham van Diepenbeeck, n.d., 275 x 160 mm, pencil date March 15th 1823 on verso
Annotations/Markings: Signatures of Wm. Moody 26 Sept. 1815 and C.M., 1822, on title page.
Type
text
Format
[8], 123, [1], 34, 121-122 pages ; 31 cm (folio)
Form/Genre
science fiction
Identifier
ark:/86086/n21v5hj5
PR3605.N2 D48 1666
991033753179604706
31210025091248
Language
English
eng
Subject
Utopias
Voyages, Imaginary
Location
Special Collections & University Archives - Eaton Oversize Vault

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