Chorea Gigantum, or, The most Famous Antiquity of Great-Britan, Vulgarly called Stone-Heng, CHARLETON Walter 1619-1707 Publisher: Henry Herringman Publish Year: 1663 Publish Place: London, at the Sign of the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange. Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007258 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £5,700 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, 1st ed, 1663, 2 pls with the Dryden & Howard poems. In 19c half calf over red marbled boards, edges rubbed. Worn spine, gilt title. Internally, imprimatur leaf, rubricated title, [16], [1], 2-64 pp, 2 plates (folding), woodcut initials & headpieces, rust hole at H2 (not affecting text), occasional light foxing & soiling. Accompanied by 5 loosely inserted woodcut & engraved views of Stonhenge. A second edition was published in 1725. (Folio, 183*142 mm). This work is a reply to Inigo Jones's "The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain", which argued that Stonehenge had been built by the Romans. The main text is preceded by two poems addressed to Charleton by Robert Howard and John Dryden respectively. The poem by Dryden is the first printing of his poem, "To my Honour'd Friend, Dr Charleton, on his learned and useful Works; and more particularly this of Stone-heng, by him restored to the true founders", which appears on b2r/v. Alterations were made to Dryden's verses as the book was going through the press and this copy is in the final corrected state. This was then attacked by John Webb's reply defending Jones in 1665. (ESTC R13338. Macdonald 8a. Wing C3666. Fowler 89. Osler 2290. Macdonald - Dryden 8a). Charleton, physician and natural philosopher. See ODNB.
