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 [microform] : 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.
Hartlib, Samuel,-1662.
London : Printed by J. Streater, for G. Calvert,
1655.
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.
Sabin 30700.
Sabin Group 59.
Microfiche.
Silkworms.