An Account of Two Voyages to New-England, Made during the Years 1638, 1663. Wherein you have the setting out of a Ship, With the charges; The prices of all necessaries for furnishing a Planter & his Family at his first coming; A Description of the Countr…

vii, [1], 211, [3] pp. 4to. 1865 reissue of 1674/5 original (the first and second editions differed only in the date on the title page). A combination of natural history, firsthand accounts of colonial America, and reference guide to herbal medicine, providing some of the earliest and most complete information on New England's flora and fauna. His work was later praised by Henry David Thoreau. Sabin 36673 notes "Seventy-five copies printed in medium 4to, and twenty-five on large paper." This copy states 'small quarto' on the copyright, though, so we assume it is one of the other 150 copies. Church 627: "Josselyn first visited America in 1638--39. He came a second time and stayed from 1663 to 1671, when he returned to England and wrote this book. His own observations are valuable, but his history is erroneous. He frequently cites Johnson. The work contains many curious particulars regarding medicine and surgery, as did his former work, New Englands Rarities Discovered (our No. 618)."