Of the advancement and proficience of learning : or, the partitions of sciences, IX bookes, written in Latin / by the most eminent illustrious & famous Lord Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam Vicont St. Alban, Counsilour of Estate and Lord Chancellor of Engl

Accession number

PML 5843

Creator

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.

Published

Oxford : Printed by Leon: Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Rob: Young, & Ed: Forrest, 1640.

Description

19 p. ., 60, [14], 477, [20] p. : port. ; 28 cm

Notes

First edition, first issue with the colophon dated 1639.
Engraved front. and title enclosed in an engraved architectural title page.
Headpieces; initials.
Errors in pagination: pages 11, 50, 55, 90, 281-288, 290, 292, 293, 295, 331, 361 & 365 mis

Binding

Gilt tooled red morocco.

Provenance

Lauroton copy, with the engraved book-plate of "Henrietta Cavendish Holles Given me by my Lord Oxford and Mortimer (?) March 1731/2," and the Burnham Abbey bookplate of James Toovey.

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Century

17th century

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Of the advancement and proficience of learning : or, the partitions of sciences, IX bookes, written in Latin / by the most eminent illustrious & famous Lord Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam Vicont St. Alban, Counsilour of Estate and Lord Chancellor of Engl