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The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane.

The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane.

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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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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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Title
The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane.
Author
[BACON Sir Francis] 1561-1626
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Hardcover
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1st Edition
Publisher
Henrie Tomes
Place of Publication
London, Graies Inne Gate in Holborne
Date Published
1605
Size
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Weight
1.10 lbs
Keywords
Philosophy education religion learning General
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