CRYPTOGRAPHY, 2 VOLUMES

i. Wilkins, John (1614-1672). Mercury, or the secret and swift messenger. Shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance. London: I. Norton for John Maynard and Timothy Wilkins, 1641, 8vo, recent calf, (title annotated in an early hand with author's name "by Jno Wilkins" and "D[ono] D[edit] R.B."; bought from Jeffrey D. Mancevice, Worcester, MA, 1988), [T&W W75; ESTC R1665; Wing W2202]ii. Falconer, John. Cryptomenysis patefacta: or the art of secret information disclosed without a key. London: Daniel Brown, 1685, 8vo, contemporary calf, (bought from E. M. Lawson, East Hagbourne, UK, 1986), [T&W F14; ESTC R6319; Wing F296]

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