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Letters of S[i]r Francis Bacon ... written during the reign of King James the First / now collected, and augmented with several letters and memoires, address'd by him to the King and Duke of Buckingham, which were never before published ; the whole being illustrated by an historical introduction and some observations, and dispos'd according to the series of time.

Accession number
PML 37235
Creator
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
Published
London : Printed for Benj. Tooke ..., 1702.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. Roland L. Redmond, March 1942.
Notes
Errata: p. [303].
Advertisement: p. [301]-[302].
First ed. - second issue(?) without Epistle dedicatory to William III - uncut copy (DNB LIV, p. 180).
With errata leaf at end, and advertisement of books printed for Benj. Tooke.
"Epistle dedicatory", signed Robert Stephens (leaf A2), wanting in many copies as it was cancelled following the death of William III. Cf. Gibson.
Preface signed R.S. (i.e. Robert Stephens 1665-1732).
Description
[8], lxx, [2], 302, [2] p. ; 21 cm
Provenance
With the book-plate of G. Walter Steeves (sale 25 May 1916, no. 77).
Binding
Half calf.
Classification
Department