The wonders of the little world, or, A general history of man
Subtitle: in six books : displaying the various faculties, capacities, powers, and defects of the human body and mind, in several thousand most interesting relations of persons remarkable for bodily perfections or defects ... or for extraordinary virtues or vices of the mind ... or for the uncommon powers or weakness of the senses and affections ... : together with accounts of the invention of arts, the advancement of science, suprising escapes from death and dangers, strange discoveries of long-concealed murders, and a vast variety of other matters equally curious : the whole collected from the writings of the most approved historians, philosophers, and physicians ...
By: by Nathaniel Wanley ...
Contributors: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Published by C. Taylor ..., T. Thornton ..., and E. Jeffery ...
Published: 1788
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 752
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders -- Early works to 1900.; Characters and characteristics -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1900.; Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Wonders of the little world; General history of man
Notes: Signatures: A-9A²+.

Includes index.

LC copy imperfect: wanting all after p. 740.  Plate facing t.p. is mounted on verso of half title. TLS, Edward Saint to Friend Rybolt, undated, laid in.

ESTC (RLIN) T111542

LC copy is bequest of Edward Saint, 30 Jun. 1943.