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1679G3BRWN0705London: Richard Chiswell 1679. Hardback half-calf front board detached lacking spine label. 18cm x 11.5cm. Pp. x ii 3-104 3-270. Lacks the portrait frontis & title page for one section all the others present. 1st edition 1679. A good reading copy. g3. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Richard Chiswell Hardcover
1674017001London: Printed for Thomas Williams 1674. Defective copy. Lacking pages 8384 8586. Bound in full calf. Rebacked at some time top board detached binding worn. Internally previous owners bookplate reased pages very clean. BEING SOLD AS A DEFECTIVE COPY. . Second Edition. Full Calf. Good Plus. Quarto. Printed for Thomas Williams Hardcover
1668055994London: Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pigeons in St. Pauls Church-yard 1668. Re-issue . Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Engraved Portrait Frontispiece. LONDON : 1668 1669. Hardback. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Francis Bacon. Separate pagination and special title-page: The Wisdome of the Ancients written in Latine by Sir Francis Bacon . ; done into English by Sir Arthur Gorges. London : Printed by Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel for Humphrey Robinson 1669. Original brown calf-leather. Spine not lettered; front board detached. No owner name or internal markings. Tight bright and clean. Minor wear to boards could be re-used in a re-spine. Rear of book including board has upper corner rounded. Text and portrait good and clean. Item 'Table of Colours' stops at p22 instead of p32. Sold with all faults. i i iv 254 iii viii 22 should be 32 xvi 129 id est 131 pages. Referenced by: Wing B286. Referenced by: Arber's Term cat. I 7. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 12mo. Rosley Books in Cumbria - for Antiquarian books Literature Inklings History & Theology We accept PayPal. <br/> <br/> Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel, for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pigeons in St. Pauls Church-yard hardcover
1668059431London: Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pigeons in St. Pauls Church-yard 1668. Re-issue . Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Engraved Portrait Frontispiece. LONDON : 1668 1669. Hardback. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Francis Bacon. Separate pagination and special title-page: The Wisdome of the Ancients written in Latine by Sir Francis Bacon . ; done into English by Sir Arthur Gorges. London : Printed by Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel for Humphrey Robinson 1669. Original brown calf-leather. Spine not lettered; front board detached. No owner name or internal markings. Tight bright and clean. Minor wear to boards could be re-used in a re-spine. Rear of book including board has upper corner rounded. Text and portrait good and clean. Item 'Table of Colours' stops at p22 instead of p32 no sign of removal - presumably not bound-in at 1669. Sold with all faults. i i iv 254 iii viii 22 should be 32 xvi 129 id est 131 pages. Referenced by: Wing B286. Referenced by: Arber's Term cat. I 7. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 12mo. LONDON: Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pigeons in St. Pauls Church-yard. SCARCE <br/> <br/> Thomas Ratcliffe and Tho. Daniel, for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pigeons in St. Pauls Church-yard hardcover
168538165Amstelaedami: Ex Officina Wetsteniana. Fair with no dust jacket. 1685. Leather. 328 3 ; 287 pages; . .accedunt Faber Fortunæ Colores Boni et Mali &c. Bound with Opuscula varia posthuma philosophica civilia et theologica. Nunc primum edita. Cura & fide W. Rawley. Una cum nobilissimi auctoris vita. Amsterdam Ravestein 1663. 2 volumes bound in one. Bound in contemporary leather. Spine heavily chipped front cover detached spine starting to split. Nonetheless an impoortant two books. 3 x 5.25". . Ex Officina Wetsteniana hardcover
166248562Amsterdam Ex officina Elzeviriana 1662. 12mo. Cont. full vellum with handwritten title on spine. Engraved titlepage. 4045 pp. A small nick to the vellum-flab of rearcover.Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First Elzevir-edition. - Willems: 1278. </em> hardcover
168545897Amsterdam Officina Wetsteniana 1685. 12mo. Contemp. full calf. Spine gilt. Some wear to spine especially at upper and lower compartment. Engraved and printed title.10399 pp. Engraved title. 3284 pp. From the library of Paul V. Rubow. unknown
1696013650London: H. Herringman R. Scot R. Chiswell A. Swale and R. Bentley 1696 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. viii 167 9 21 1 10 17-114 117-123 7 pages. agination erratic in places but seems complete. Staining to the fore edges of most pages throughout. In old full leather binding but this is worn. The spine is very worn and there is damage to the head of the spine. Lacks the lettering label. End papers are not pasted down to the binding. Pages lightly browned throughout. Ink note to the margins of pages 101 and 102. H. Herringman, R. Scot, R. Chiswell, A. Swale and R. Bentley hardcover
1647601431647. Leiden Hack 1647 12° 404 10 pp. altes Halbledereinbändchen. Latin translation of Bacon's History of the Reign of King Henry VII 1622. The captivating pictorial title page is engraved by Cornelis v. Dalen. unknown
162973791London: Stephens and Christopher Meredith 1629. 4to. 2nd edition. 4 248 10 index pp. Full mottled calf with a double gilt ruling on either side of five raised bands and red title-label lettered in gilt; marbled edges. 4 pages of prelims missing incl. portrait & engraved title. Edges & joints rubbed with a clean interior apart from some minor offsetting and foxing to first few leaves small light stain and a very small burn to edges of index leaves. Engraved bookplate with the armorial crest of Arma Iohannis Stenhani Robinson Baronetti affixed to front paste-down. STC 1191 . Good. Full Calf. 2nd Edition. 1629. Stephens and Christopher Meredith 1629 unknown
1691014901London: Abel Swalle and Timothy Childe. Nicely bound in quarter leather and marbeled boards. Octavo. 8 222 3 11 28 12 111 3 pp. Some foxing a few random lines else Very Good. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1691. Abel Swalle and Timothy Childe hardcover
164538164Apud Franciscum Moiardum Et Adrianum Wijngaerde. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1645. Leather. engraved title page; 749 72 pages; . . De dignitate et augmentis scientiarum libri IX. Lugd. Batav. Originally published in English in 1605 with the title "On the Proficiency and Advancement of Learning" and then translated into Latin in 1623. The first part of the " Is devoted to the exaltation of science while the second part examines the progress of science. De augmentis concerned with the classification of philosophy and the sciences develops Bacons view of the connection between science and theology. Bound in later prob 18th century smooth green calf leather ruled in gilt. All edges gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Engraved tp. Printed title page with 1/2 inch tear to margin that may be a worm track just one page thick. Otherwise volume is near fine solidly bound and clean. 5" x 2.75". . Apud Franciscum Moiardum Et Adrianum Wijngaerde hardcover
163552247London: Assignes of John Moore Esq. Good. 1635. First Edition. Softcover. Disbound. Lacks front/terminal blanks. Title page browned top line of title with slight loss bottom marginal corner of title missing. Pp 8 72. Final leaf has 4cm tear to top margin not affecting text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Assignes of John Moore, Esq paperback
16534930Amsterdam: Elzevir Elsevier 1653. First Edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. Small thick 8vo 4 5/8" x 2 5/8" x 1". Title leaf 3-6 I-495pp; Has the engraved title but lacks folding table and at least 1 leaf appearing before 1st dedication page which is signed 3 . Old leather front and back laid down on matching new leather. Engraved title page worn with marginal chipping and ink notation to upper corner of verso. Text very good. First edition of this important collection of minor works pamphlets and Latin fragments found in the papers of Bacon and published here for the first time in the care of Isaac Gruter. Elzevir (Elsevier) hardcover
1637844P33Not Stated: Lugduni Batavorum; Joannis Mairs 1637. Vellum. Good. 4" by 2.5". None. An early edition of this influential medical treatise on prolonging life by Francis Bacon a sought after work by the important Tudor figure. In the original Latin.Register runs as -6 A-Q6 R4 T-Nn6 Oo10. Collated lacking leaves R5-R6 and gathering S a total of eight leaves from pages 271 to 286Francis Bacon's medical treatise in which he ruminates on life and death. The text offers Bacon's advice illustrating how to life a long and healthy life as well as practicing healthy habits. Some of Bacon's advice was natural and generally accepted though he also offers experimental observations. Across the essays Bacon offers advice on herbs medicines food drink sleep exercise bathing hygiene climate blood letting and more.The subject of prolonging life was close to Bacon's heart - he saw this is one of the main objectives and highest goals of his new science.An early edition this work was first published in 1623. In a contemporary vellum binding. Externally binding is discoloured with some marks as is usual with a vellum binding. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spine. Rear endpaper is adhered to the rear paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Prior owner's ink to the title page with underlining to the text. Collated lacking leaves R5-R6 and gathering S. Good Lugduni Batavorum; Joannis Mairs hardcover
167952178London: J. D. for Richard Chiswell. Very Good. 1679. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebacked old calf. PO name to ffep and title page. Engraved portrait frontis. Foxing/spotting throughout. 2 104 3-270. Impramatur and errata between pp. 102 and 103 of first part. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . J. D. for Richard Chiswell hardcover
168538442London: B. Griffin. Fair with no dust jacket. 1685. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Old full leather. Covers detached included. Engraved title page dated 1676. The second title page is dated 1685. Few old ink margin notes to prelims. Epistle and Preface To the Reader by W. Rawley; Table of the Experiments. Text 340pp. Followed by portions of Articles of Enquiry Touching Metals & Minerals. 222-227pp; The Novum Organum of Francis Bacon; 32pp. Few pencil notations few wormholes dampstains. ; quarto . B. Griffin hardcover
167663144London:: Printed by W. G. for R. Scot T. Baffet J. Wright R. Chiswell and J. Edwyn 1676. old full calf; both covers are detached and the spine label is absent. Both covers detached; old engraved armorial bookplate; calf rubbed and worn. Folio. Engraved frontispiece. . Printed by W. G. for R. Scot, T. Baffet, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, and J. Edwyn, unknown
1661000852<p>London: Printed by S. Griffin for William Lee and are to be sold at his shop in Fleetstreet at the signe of the Turks Head neer the Mitre tavern 1661. Full leather. Very Good. Folio; second edition noted in ESTC as a re-issue of the 1657 large paper edition with cancel title page and added leaf a; 22 323 2 122 2pp. In contemporary seventeenth century full leather with blind double fillets to board margins spine with five raised bands and gilt lettered red morocco spine label to second compartment binding rubbed at extremities with minor loss hinges split but binding is entirely secure Two old ownership labels to front pastedown a couple of small pencil notes to front endpapers modern ink annotation on closing free endpaper light paper browning. Complete with engraved portrait frontispiece a number of decorative woodcut headpieces and ornamental capitals final advertisement leaf and 7 separate additional title pages one each for "Speeches in Parliament Star-Chamber Kings Bench Chancery and other-where"; "Certain treatises vvritten or referring to Queen Elizabeths times:" "Severall discourses written in the dayes of King James"; "A collection of apothegmes new and old."; "Several letters written by this honourable author"; "Other letters by the same honourable authour" and "A confession of the faith:". An attractive example. ESTC R12265 <br /><br /></p> Printed by S. Griffin, for William Lee, and are to be sold at his shop in Fleetstreet, at the signe of the Turks Head, neer the hardcover
16733000206London: John Martyn S Merne and H Herringman 1673. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. pp 1 2 254 3 ; 1 2 2 2 31 ; 1 9 2 1 131 ; 1 2 . Internally in very good condition with slight browning ; on the inside front cover there is a signature - old neat hand - and a small owners label - likely to be 20th cent; on the inside back cover there is a small label with a number - likely to be 20th cent. Binding sound. The full leather cover is contemporary; the boards have moderate scuffing and a fair degree of wear to the corners ; the spine has significant wear with loss c 1cm x 2 cm at the bottom. Scans available. John Martyn, S Merne and H Herringman Hardcover
1664006897London: W. Lee Printed by J. F. and S. G. William Lee sold by Thomas Williams 1664. Full Calf. Good. Folio 29.5 by 20 cm. Engraved frontis portrait of Bacon engraved extra title page title page 14 228 title 36 title 5 62 pp. Condition: Rebacked long ago 19th century rebacking probably with spine sympathetic to original leather but clearly different. Binding with abrasions rubbing scratches -- it looks fairly heavily worn. A few tiny leather chips along joints. Joints starting. Marginal repair to extra title page more conspicuous on blank rear of leaf. Leaves generally with moderate soiling which includes dampstaining mostly but not entirely light and age toning. W. Lee (Printed by J. F. and S. G. William Lee, sold by Thomas Williams) unknown
1673D19216London: Printed by T.N. for John Martyn S. Mearne and H. Herringman 1673. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Bound in later full speckled calf professional modern rebacking. Bookplate to front pastedown. Wing B-287; Gibson 23b; ESTC R15975.3. Trimmed a little tight along the top margin but still a very handsome copy a book begging to be handled and read. <br/><br/> Printed by T.N. for John Martyn, S. Mearne, and H. Herringman hardcover
162935432London: Printed by I. H. and R. Y. and are to be sold by Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith at the Signe of the Golden Lyon in Pauls-Church-yard 1629. Hardcover. g-. Quarto. 4 232 10pp. Original full brown calf with gilt lettering on red label and tail of spine; raised bands. Illustrated title and dedication page. Decorative head tail pieces and initials. Red speckled edges. Missing pages 233-248 signatures H and I. Binding badly chipped corners bumped leather cracked. Rebacked retaining original spine. Small dealer sticker and Ex Libris Hugh Norris on inside cover. Title page age-toned starting to separate at top; shows light wear along edges. Starting after dedication page. Block with sporadic light some pages browned and few penciled notes and markings. Extensive pencil notations on back endpaper. Binding in poor interior in good condition. Francis Bacon was an English philosopher statesman scientist jurist and author. He is credited with creating empiricism a theory of knowledge based primarily on sensory experience. He established and popularized inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry often referred to as the Bacon method. He was elected to the English Parliament and served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor. In 1621 his public career ended in disgrace when he was charged with 23 separate counts of corruption though he remained extremely influencial through his philosophical works and as a practitioner of the scientific method after his death. Printed by I. H. and R. Y. and are to be sold by Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, at the Signe of the Golden Lyon in hardcover
162229700London. W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret. Good with no dust jacket. 1622. Full-Leather. Good full leather edition missing the frontispiece portrait. The hinges have had some repair but are holding. The leather has some light wear at the spine ends and corner tips. There is a Subscription Library bookplate on the inside of the front board but no other library marks. ; 8" x 11 1/2"; 248 pages . London. W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret hardcover
1638601441638. Leiden Heger & Hack 1638 12° 28 340 32 pp. Pappband d.Zt.; Anfagns wasserrandig. First Leiden Edition second edition overall. Contains a.o. the following chapters: Historia Naturalis & Experimentalis de Ventis; Historia Naturalis et Experimentalis de Forma Calidi; De Motus Sive Virtutis Activae variis Speciebus; Historia vitae et mortis. Bacon's natural history of winds and a treatise on the aging process and death forming the first 2 books of the third part of his Instauratio magna his projected systematization of scientific knowledge. "Important as collecting all the facts and theories then known on the subject and especially as the first to point out the deflexion of winds caused by the earth's rotation" Sotheran for 1st English ed. unknown
