John Arbuthnot — Gnothi Seauton. Know Your Self. A Poem.

London, J. Tonson, 1734 . First edition. Unbound. The very scarce first edition of the only recorded individually published poem by Scottish physician, satirist and polymath Dr. Arbuthnot. A very scarce first edition. The first and only edition of this work.The title of the work is transliterated from the Greek, and translates to 'know yourself' in English.Leaves trimmed to tail, obscuring the 'six pence' from the title page tail, but not affecting further words.ESTC. T40856Arbuthnot is best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, and for being an early member of the Scriblerus Club. Unbound, as issued. Leaves significantly trimmed to tail, obscuring price to title page tail, but not affecting further text. Leaves further trimmed to head and fore edge, not affecting text. A touch of spotting to tail of title page. Light tide mark to tail of final leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .