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London, Graies Inne Gate in Holborne: Henrie Tomes, 1605. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A Very Good example of Bacon's First published works In attractive full calf (c1818), decorative gilt tooling, edges rubbed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, [2], 45 ff, 70, 70-71, [1] 70, [21], 89-97, [8], 106-118 ff, [2] blanks, (signatures A-M2, Aa-3H1), small burn hole Pp3-Qq2, slightly affecting text, occasional light spotting & soiling, the fep & the last 2 blanks have been substituted with blanks watermarked 1817 (although ESTC states that most copies were issued without these), this was probably when the book was rebound in its attractive calf, a.e.g., ink names to tp (Isabella Douglas; Montrose; & P Rutherford). The variant copy with C4r line 5 reading maniable rather than amiable. Erratic pagination, but complete. (181*131 mm). (ESTC 1164; Gibson 81; Pforzheimer 36)
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The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane.
by [BACON Sir Francis] 1561-1626
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Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon: Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane.
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London: Printed for Henrie Tomes, 1605. Full description: BACON, [Sir] Francis. The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane. London: Printed for Henrie Tomes, 1605. First edition. Two parts in one small quarto volume (7 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 195 x 145 mm). [1, title], 45; 118, [i.e., 121] leaves. Bound without initial and final blank leaves or the two extra leaves of errata found only in "a very few copies...probably of the latest sold" (Pforzheimer). C4r, line 5 with variant "maniable" instead of "amiable" and page 118 with page number. No priority in these variants according to ESTC. Signature G is misbound after signature I. Decorative woodcut initials. 18th-century calf, boards stamped and ruled in blind. Spine stamped in gilt. Tan leather spine label, lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. A one-inch closed tear to margin of leaf C, not affecting text. Leaves Bb2 and Aaa with blank corners torn. A tiny rust hole to leaf E4, only touching one…
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