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Cop. 2 has ownership inscription on title page: "G. Bassett ... 1782."Cop. 1 is imperfect, wants the divisional title page, leaf X3; ownership inscriptions on rear fly-leaf and paste-down.An imprint variant of the edition lacking the name and address of bookseller Wm. Grantham (Wing Q83A)."Hieroglyphikes of the life of man", originally published separately in 1638, has engraved divisional title page (X3r); pagination and register are continuous.Leaf X1 is blank.The illustrations are in the style of those engraved by William Simpson and William Marshall for earlier editions.The title page (A1r) is engraved.In verse.McGeary & Nash. Emblem books at the University of Illinois,Horden, J. Quarles,Wing (CD-Rom, 1996),ESTCMode of access: Internet