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190644423Manchester: G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. c.1906. Map dimensions 92 x 118 cm overall 94 x 120 cm. A large folding colour printed chart of the world decorated with 46 flags across the upper edge six tables of data to the lower edge a larger inset map of the British Isles plus 18 inset charts mostly of ports a pair of inset polar hemisphere maps to the upper corners and two other inset charts the whole dissected into 24 sections and mounted on linen folds between the original gilt lettered maroon cloth covers marbled paper to inner cover and folded end section on linen verso. The covers worn but sound barring small slits to the edges of one or two linen folds the map itself is very good. The charts are of San Francisco Auckland Adelaide Hong Kong Hamburg Wellington Bombay Tokyo Calcutta the Suez Canal Sydney Melbourne Cape Town New York Singapore Buenos Aires Gibraltar and the Panama Canal. The territories of the British Empire are coloured in pink and the chart makes a feature of numerous shipping lines and other maritime information. The map is undated but a population table gives figures estimated for the year 1905 and the furthest point of Peary's Arctic expedition of 1906 is shown in one of the insets. Manchester: G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. unknown
60736London: G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. 127 Strand 1901-1910. Original folding plan of London 50 x 78 cm. "Printed on fine linen. Light Handy and Durable". Extends from Camden Town N Victoria Park E Battersea Park S to Queen's Park W. Major roads highlighted in yellow. Housed in original green cloth slipcase with paper title label to upper side and similar advertisement for Humber bicycles on the rear "The Humber is well-known as the Royal Cycle being ridden by H.M. King Edward VII the Kings of Italy Belgium & Greece the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall and York Princes Victoria Duchess of Fife etc. etc.". Some minimal fraying generally in excellent condition in the original slipcase. Cf Hyde 160 A. Cf. Boyle 279 for Hyde's first state. London: G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. 127 Strand, [1901-1910]. hardcover
1840136220Norwich: printed by Bacon Kinnebrook and Bacon 1840. Presentation copy from the author First edition presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title "Mrs Howlett from her affectionate friend MAB". We can trace ten copies in institutions worldwide just one of those a presentation copy inscribed from the author's father see below. The little-known British poet Mary Ann Bacon fl. 1839-1870 d. 1875 was born into a family of writers editors and publishers. Her father was Richard Mackenzie Bacon 1776-1844 the proprietor of the Whig Norwich Mercury a leading provincial organ of liberal opinion. He was later joined in this venture by W. Kinnebrook and David Kinnebrook and his son Richard Noverre Bacon 1798-1884 - hence the imprint of the present title. A contributor to a vast array of publications particularly those with a focus on music Richard Mackenzie Bacon "wrote most of the usually unsigned pieces along with his daughters Louisa and Mary Ann. The latter like her father also contributed to the New Monthly Magazine he on music and she on French literature" entry in the Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland p. 33. In later years the Mercury ran advertisements for his printing machine. Mary Ann's sister Louisa 1800-1885 later Louisa Barwell became a highly regarded musician and educational writer. Another sister Jane was a mezzo-soprano who studied in London and Paris. On her death in 1875 the Norfolk Annals remembered that Mary Ann "possessed varied accomplishments and poetical talent. Early in life she assisted her father by translating and writing several valuable articles for the 'Musical Review'; and she was associated with Mr. Owen Jones in the production of some volumes of combined art and poetry which attracted much attention at the time of their appearance. Miss Bacon was particularly happy in her metrical translations of German French and Italian songs and the books of the Norwich Festivals for many years attested her ready talent in giving the spirit of those languages when combined with music. She contributed many fugitive verses and serial tales in prose to the 'People's Journal' and other periodicals and magazines". She was also the author of several separately published works including Flowers and their Kind 1848 Fruits from the Garden 1850 and Winged Thoughts 1851. The Legend of St. Bernard a poem recounting the life of the 11th-century Italian monk Saint Bernard of Menthon has often been wrongly attributed or its author simply left anonymous. Library Hub and Library Hub trace ten copies. The four in the UK list no author: British Library Oxford National Trust Libraries at Sherringham Norfolk and National Library of Scotland. The other six are located in North America: the Library of Congress lists no author Cornell identifies the writer as Thomas Noon Talfourd 1795-1854 and the UCLA University of California and UC Davis Libraries Shields Library copies are catalogued under "M. A. Bacon" identified as Mary Ann with the note "Author from Bibliotheca Norfolciensis". The final copy at Stanford is firmly attributed to Mary Ann being inscribed thus: "Presented to J.S. Muskete Esq. as a slight token of long continued respect by the father of the authoress R.M. Bacon illegible Feb 24 1842". Cambridge University Library has a single-volume collection of her verses and translations in manuscript the works within variously dated between 1839 and 1870. The recipient of the present copy remains largely anonymous though the genealogy of the Bacon family suggests that they and the Howlett family may later have become linked through marriage. One record notes the marriage of a James Taylor of Hindolveston Norfolk a short distance north-west of Norwich to a Mary Ann Bacon b. 1823. Their son Thomas Bacon-Taylor married Frances Howlett Yaxham. The Mrs Howlett to whom this was gifted may have been an earlier relation. Octavo 226 x 140 mm. Original buff paper wrappers darker paper backstrip paper label to front wrapper hand lettered with the title and "By a Norwich Hand" set within a square rule. Ownership signature of A. Leigh Hunt to title page his initials to front wrapper; in 1870 Hunt published a history of the town of Thetford in Norwich. A well-preserved copy of a fragile provincial publication the contents clean and crisp; early paper repair filling in loss at bottom right corner of front wrapper some chipping and creasing to extremities and some leaves. See Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism eds. Laurel Brake & Marysa Demoor Academia Press/The British Library 2009; Charles Mackie Norfolk Annals vol. 2: 1851-1900 1901. unknown
040421635 London William Lee. Hardcover. Fair. fouth edition - 285 x 18 cm - 1 leaf blank-engraved titlepage dated 1631page blank-printed titlepage dated 1635-1 pg blank-dedication 2 pages-to the reader 5 pgs-1pgs blank-a table of the experiments9 pgs-1 page blank-natuural historie 260 pgs- a table of the chiefe matters contained in these centuries 26 unnumbered pages-His Lops usual receipt for the gout to. 1 page-1 page black - misnumbering: page 39 must be 35 - full calf leather 17th century - 5 raised bans - auther and title gold stamped on the back - condition; hinges broken wormholes through the whole book but not affecting the text small annotations in an old hand bookplate on inside first board binding tied - GIBSON 174 gives also at the end 'to the reader new Atlantis <br/> <br/> 1635 London William Lee hardcover
1631160685London 1631. hardcover. Together with: New Atlantis A Work Unfinished. Written by Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban. Published after the author's death by W. Rawley. Lacks the main title page but with an extra engraved title page dated 1631. The engraved portrait of Bacon is mounted inside the front cover. 14 218 22; 4 43pp. 4to old boards well-rubbed and soiled; lacking spine but still firmly sewn. London: Printed by W. Lee 1631. Possibly the 3rd edition.<br/><br/> There is an un-dated divisional title page for New Atlantis. The "Sylva Sylvarum" is a collection of Bacon's scientific experiments and observations in natural history which were intended for inclusion in his "Instauratio Magna." The work was edited and published posthumously by his friend William Rawley. The appended "New Atlantis" is one of Bacon's most popular works and has served as inspiration for many scientific organizations. "It ranks among the best knowna nd most pleasant of the Utopian writings." -Bernal 305. An amusing ink inscription on rear of title page dated 1869 states "Finding this book too stupid I cannot do better than to offer it to my dear niece."<br/><br/> unknown books
1630719871630. London 1630. First edition. London 1630. First edition. First Edition of Bacon's Elements of the Common Laws of England Bacon Sir Francis 1561-1626. The Elements of the Common Lawes of England Branched Into a Double Tract: The One Contayning a Collection of Some Principall Rules and Maximes of the Common Law With Their Latitude and Extent. Explicated for the More Facile Introduction of Such as are Studiously Addicted to that Noble Profession. The Other the Use of the Common Law For Preservation of Our Persons Goods And Good Names. According to the Lawes and Customes of this Land. London: Printed by Robert Young for the Assignes of I. More Esq. 1630. xxiv 104; 8 84 pp. Two parts each with title page and pagination second part titled The Use of the Law. Quarto 7" x 5-1/2". Nineteenth-century three-quarter morocco over cloth raised bands and gilt title to spine top-edge gilt marbled endpapers. Faint dampstaining to boards near top-edges moderate rubbing to extremities small chip to head of spine front joint and hinge just starting at ends corners bumped title page and final leaf re-hinged. Toning to text edgewear and light soiling to preliminaries and final leaves of text repair to lower corner of leaf D4 pp. 22-23 of first part below text. Two illegible later owner signatures to front endleaf one struck through another struck-through signature to title page. $1000. First edition. Bacon one of the great intellectuals of his era held the posts of Solicitor General Attorney General and Lord Chancellor during the reign of James I. The Elements of the Common Laws of England is the general title for a work that is comprised of two different treatises: A Collection of Some Principall Rules and Maximes of the Common Lawes of England and The Use of the Law Provided for the Preservation of Our Persons Goods and Good Names. The first contains a set of twenty-five maxims or regulae one of the earliest if not first collection of maxims on English law. These maxims are remarkable for their stylistic vigor intellectual rigor meticulousness and clarity. The Regulae was intended to be the first part of De Regulis Juris a codification of English law that Bacon never completed. This is quite unfortunate observes Holdsworth because "he alone had the philosophical capacity the historical knowledge. unknown books
60316E-252. Very Good. Vellum. Vellum. 12mo. Apud Henricum Wetstenium Amsterdam Netherlands. 1694. 12 562 pgs 61 pp. Ex-library item with spine label present to the spine. Bound in vellum boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate present to the front pastedown name present to the FFEP library stamp present to the second blank page name present to the title page. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Francis Bacon presents a paradox. He is celebrated by many as the earliest thinker to grasp the implication of the scientific method. Bacon nevertheless rejected the most celebrated scientific discoveries of his own time and opposed the Copernican system with particular severity. Harvey the discoverer of the circulation of the blood remarked that Bacon wrote science more like a Lord Chancellor than a scientist. Bacon however persistently attacked scholasticism for he wished to deliver the world from Aristotelianism and did much with his persuasive writing to substitute for it the inductive method. The De Augmentis Scientiarum is an expansion of Bacon's earlier work The Advancement of Learning first published in 1605. It was part of a tremendous project The Great Renewal which was left far from complete. In the preface Bacon wrote I have propounded my opinion naked and unarmed not seeking preoccupate the liberty of mens judgment by confutations. The New Atlantis written in 1627 is a scientific Utopia; the central establishment was the so-called House of Solomon the laboratory of co-operating scientists honored above all other men. In Wisdom of the Ancients he tries to explain ancient fables by ingenious allegories. Bacon polished all his prose sentences until they reached a shining beauty that was almost poetic. His purpose was teaching men to think more wisely and his motto was Discriminate. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . hardcover
162838590London: J. H. for William Lee. Poor. 1628. Second Edition. Hardcover. Contemporary calf. Lacking frontis. Two parts in one volume. First page is Title then 8 258 6 title to New Atlantis 2 46. Calf very worn losses to spine ends spine split at joint rear cover has lost top corner. Text block detached from covers; sections loose edges worn/torn/crimped some stains foxing. Wide margins so it appears the text is mostly complete. Housed in a custom box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . J. H. for William Lee hardcover
2000L3 box188 a1<p>The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall The Oxford Francis Bacon Volume XV. By Francis Bacon. Edited with Introduction Notes and Commentary by Michael Kiernan. 2000 by Oxford University Press - Clarendon Press. Hardcover. 458 pages cxviii340 pp.</p> Oxford University Press - Clarendon Press. hardcover
UNT-REN-634-117Pearson 4/26/2015 12:00:01 A. loose_leaf. Good. 0.7000 in x 10.0000 in x 7.8000 in. Orders ship the same or next business day. All orders ship with a tracking number. Pearson unknown
1839ST20302-03London: Published for the Proprietor by Charles Tilt 1839-40. FIRST EDITION. 198 x 122 mm. 7 1/2 x 4 7/8". Two volumes. <br/> Extremely pleasing contemporary crimson pebble-grain morocco covers with a double gilt rule surrounding a large scrolling central frame raised bands spine gilt in compartments with elaborate small tools radiating from floral centerpieces turn-ins gilt patterned endpapers all edges gilt. WITH A TOTAL OF 36 ENGRAVED PLATES 18 in each volume by William and Edward Finden and others as called for after sketches by Bacon and Captain Meadows Taylor. Joints just a bit rubbed at head and tail two small scratches to one cover corners with just a whisper of wear occasional faint offsetting from plates the faintest foxing or stains to a very few plates a bit of thumbing otherwise beautiful copies with only the most trivial of imperfections.<br/> <br/> These are handsomely bound and extraordinarily well-preserved copies of the final two volumes of a series inspired by the author's time on the Indian subcontinent. The son of a noted sculptor Thomas Bacon 1813-92 was a talented artist whose service in the Bengal Horse Artillery furnished him with endless fascinating and "exotic" subjects for his sketches and drawings. In 1837 he published "First Impressions and studies from nature in Hindostan" which found an appreciative audience at a time when illustrated travelogues were much in vogue. He produced illustrations for Wilson's "Oriental Portfolio" and for the present "Oriental Annual" which had brought stories and views of the Far East to the British public beginning in 1834. In the 1839 edition Bacon and his very able engravers the Finden brothers present dramatic scenes of the seas around Tenerife and of the peaks of the Himalayas along with wonderfully detailed depictions of "monumental architecture" including temples tombs and military installations. For the 1840 volume Bacon collaborated with his friend Captain Philip Meadows Taylor 1808-76 a longtime British administrator with extensive knowledge of the region. There is more focus on cities in this volume and the authors recount both legends and historical facts to set the scene. The plates include a portrait of the emperor of Delhi but focus on city views and fine architecture. Produced when William 1787-1852 and Edward 1791-1857 Finden were in an extended period at the top of their craft the plates here are characterized by the great delicacy of detail sophisticated gradation of light and rich texture of surface for which they were known. While volumes from this periodical series appear on the market regularly they are rarely so finely bound and in such remarkable condition as the present pair. Published for the Proprietor, by Charles Tilt unknown
20172-0198787367Oxford Univ Pr 2017. Hardcover. New. 3rd edition. 588 pages. 9.75x7.00x1.75 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
1753036333London: D. Midwinter W. Innys D. Browne C. Davis J. And R. Tonson A. Millar And J. Ward 1753. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good. Frontispieces Illustrated Title Pages Tailpieces. Xxxv V762 No Half Title; Viii Ii 614 Liii; Xx 750. Xxxviii With Errata At Bottom Of Last Page. Three Volumes. Full Calf 6 Bands Red And Black Morocco Spine Labels Apparently The Standard Original Binding. A Revision And Enlargement Of The 1740 "Works". Gilt Rules On Boards. Very Elaborate Engraved Bookplates Of Assheton Curzon / Hagley Farm; Also The Later Interesting But Pseudo-ArmoriaL Bookplates Of Claire Allen. No Marks. Bindings Worn Fraying At Corners Chipping To Spine Ends Joints Cracked But Holding Well By Cords. Page Block Square Retaining Binders Polish To Edges Of Page Block. Pages Clean In Excellent State Light Foxing To Some Pages Of Volume Ii But Almost Entirely Confined To The Lower Margin Beneath The Printed Area. Shipping At Higher Than Stated Standard Rate No International Shipping. <br/> <br/> D. Midwinter, W. Innys, D. Browne, C. Davis, J. And R. Tonson, A. Millar, And J. Ward hardcover
164265031642. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to. Later marbled half calf lightly worn gilt borders gilt letters on spine. London; for Mathew Walbancke and Laurence Chapman 1642. First Edition. An important and rare work examining Francis Bacon's legal philosophy. The historian William Hepworth Dixon had referred to the Napoleonic Code as the sole embodiment of Bacons thought. A few unobtrusive marginal annotations mostly in pencil; lacking the portrait; o/w a very nice clean copy Mathew Walbancke,Laurence Chapman, hardcover
1919181051New York: Privately Printed for V.P. Bacon 1919. Hardcover. VG/VG covers are weak and are in need of repairraised bands on spine are missing except one pages are very clean and clear. Slipcase has overall light shelfwear and bumping. Three quarters burgundy leather and colorful marble boards; raised bands on spine with gilt tooling and lettering; top edge gilt marble illustrated end pages bw original etching frontispiece of Edward R. Bacon by Anders Zorn; xvii; 315 pp bw plates and 62 mounted color plates. Issued in original brown slipcase. Limited edition less than 200 copies. This is numbered 59. Quite scarce! Collected by Edward R. Bacon with illustrations in colour and photogravure. Notes and descriptions by John Getz. Privately Printed for V.P. Bacon hardcover books
1907225562London: Humphreys 1907. hardcover. near fine. Rubricated title. 323 pages 12mo untrimmed top edge gilt. Full black crushed morocco ornately gilt spine and covers. London: Humphreys. Near fine.<br/><br/> Early ownership name on fly-leaf.<br/><br/> Humphreys unknown books
123053London: printed by Sarah. Griffin. and Bennet. Griffin. for William Lee and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Turks head in Fleetstreet over against Fetter Lane anno Domini 1671. Thick folio 12 17 1 192 187-255 3 99 19 8 2 16 2 18 2 19-26 2 27-62 4 58 10 92 12 26 p. order varies per Gibson. With a portrait frontispiece and a plate after p. 17. Very early calf hinges repaired armorial bookplate of Thomas Weld of Brittwell Oxon. § The third and best edition. ESTC notes: "The second part of the Resuscitatio" has separate title page dated 1670 pagination and register. Includes the following each with separate title-page: A preparatory to the history natural & experimental. . By a well-wisher to his Lordships writings. With a separate title page A1r bearing the imprint: London printed by Sarah Griffing and Ben. Griffing for William Lee at the Turks-head in Fleet-street over against Fetter-Lane 1670 and with separate pagination Wing B317.Certain miscellany works of the Right Honourable Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban. Wing B275 with a separate title page bearing the imprint: London printed by T.J. for H.R. and are to be sold by Wil. Lee At the Turks-Head in Fleet-street. M. DC. LXX. 1670’ and with separate pagination and register.The natural and experimental history of winds &c. Wing B306 with a separate title page bearing the imprint: London printed for Anne Moseley and Tho. Bassett at the George on Fleet-street 1671 and with separate pagination and register.A brief discourse touching the office of Lord Chancellor of England. Written by the learned John Selden . Wing S2420 with a separate title page bearing the imprint: London printed for William Lee at the Turks head in Fleetstreet over against Fetter-lane end 1671 and with separate pagination and register.The edition of A brief discourse touching the office of Lord Chancellor of England varies from copy to copy containing the 1671 ed. Wing S2420 or the 1672 ed. Wing S2421.’The life of the Right Honorable Francis Bacon . By William Rawley D.D.’ ’A collection of apophthegms new and old’ ’Several letters written by this honourable author to Queen Elizabeth King James and divers lords and others’ ’The apology of St. Francis Bacon Kt.’ Wing B268 ’The translation of certain Psalms into English verse’ and ’A charge given by the most eminent an learned St. Francis Bacon Kt.’ each have separate dated title pages with various imprints and dates and some have separate pagination and registers. With a blank slip pasted over errata note at foot of C2r when sigs. C34 were cancelled; in some copies the blank slip is not present or has been removed. It is present here.For complete bibliographical information see Gibson R.W. Francis Bacon a bibliography of his works and od Baconia to the year 1750 no. 229. printed by S[arah]. G[riffin]. and B[ennet]. G[riffin]. for William Lee unknown books
1919181051New York: Privately Printed for V.P. Bacon 1919. Hardcover. VG/VG covers are weak and are in need of repair raised bands on spine are missing except one pages are very clean and clear. Slipcase has overall light shelfwear and bumping. Three quarters burgundy leather and colorful marble boards; raised bands on spine with gilt tooling and lettering; top edge gilt marble illustrated end pages bw original etching frontispiece of Edward R. Bacon by Anders Zorn; xvii; 315 pp bw plates and 62 mounted color plates. Issued in original brown slipcase. Limited edition less than 200 copies. This is numbered 59. Quite scarce. Collected by Edward R. Bacon with illustrations in colour and photogravure. Notes and descriptions by John Getz. Privately Printed for V.P. Bacon hardcover
1694213221694 1ed Francis Bacon Natural History Sylva Sylvarum Sapientia Complete Works"Some books should be tasted some devoured but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly." ― Francis BaconFrancis Bacon one of the most famous English philosophers and scientists of the Renaissance. While most of his work deals with discovery scientific method and the scientific revolution he did lean strongly toward Puritanism in his personal devotion.This impressive 1694 first edition of the works of Bacon includes his most famous treatises including 'Sylva Sylvarum' 'Historia Naturalis' 'History of King Henry VII' and 'De Sapientia Veterum' as well as many many others. And while the contents of this work are desirable the impressive vellum-bound folio tome makes this work a truly remarkable piece!Item number: #21322Price: $950BACON FrancisFrancisci Baconi . opera omnia cum novo eoque insigni augmento tractatuum hactenus ineditorum & ex idiomate anglicano in Latinum sermonem translatorum opera Simonis Johannis ArnoldiLipsiae: impensis Johannis Justi Erythropili excudebat Christianus Goezius 1694. First edition!Details: • Collation: Complete with all pageso 18 1584 columns 39o Sections include separate title pages – general title page to this first edition dated 1694.• Language: Latin • Binding: Vellum; tight and secure• Size: ~14in X 8.5in 35cm x 22cmOur Guarantee:Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 21322Photos available upon request. impensis Johannis Justi Erythropili, excudebat Christianus Goezius hardcover
1907225562London: Humphreys 1907. hardcover. near fine. Rubricated title. 323 pages 12mo untrimmed top edge gilt. Full black crushed morocco ornately gilt spine and covers. London: Humphreys. Near fine.<br/> <br/> Early ownership name on fly-leaf.<br/> <br/> Humphreys unknown
189753584London: Gresham Publishing Co 1897. Very good. Splendid late Victorian edition of JANE EYRE known for its beautiful Art Nouveau cover design by Talwin Morris. Considered a pioneer of the "Glasgow Style" Talwin Morris 1865-1911 was a prolific artist and book designer. His shift towards the characteristic lines and curves of Art Nouveau was especially influential for Victorian book design. The distinctive "peacock's crest" motif seen here would also grace a number of other titles released by the publisher - Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Thackeray's THE NEWCOMES Benjamin Disraeli's CONIGSBY and James Lever's THE CONFESSIONS OF HARRY LORREQUER. An attractive copy of this beloved classic. 7.75'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth gilt lettering and Art Nouveau peacock design stamped in green and white to boards and spine. Grey-brown endpapers. xxvi 394 pages. Boards with some wear and bumping to corners slight lean and faint toning to spine light foxing to textblock edges and leaf margins faint offsetting to endpapers. Sound. Gresham Publishing Co unknown
1739955P34London: Daniel Brown; Andrew Millar 1739. Leather. Near Fine. 12.5" by 8.5". None. A smartly bound copy of Nathaniel Bacon's exploration of the history of England through its legal and political institutions. An exploration of the history of the law and politics in England from the earliest times to the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. A constitutional history of the country looking at the development of the civil and ecclesiastical institutions across the centuries.This work is of note in particular due to its discussion on the politics of Norman England as it is considered to be the first work to do so. The work is anti-clerical and favours government by an elected council.By Nathaniel Bacon from "some manuscript notes" by John Selden. Bacon was a Puritan lawyer and a politician who sat in the House of Commons. He was also the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty. Fourth edition stated to the title page.Collated complete. In a modern calf binding with renewed endpapers. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Near Fine Daniel Brown; Andrew Millar hardcover
1680778London: Printed by M. Clark for Samuel Mearne in Little Britain John Martyn in St. Pauls Church-yard and Henry Herringman in the New Exchange 1680. Twelfth edition. Octavo;A6 B-Z8 Aa-Bb8 Cc3 Cc4; lacks the final blank leaf. This copy is bound in original boards recently rebacked. Bacon's Essays the fruits of his political and social observations were first published in 1597 enlarged in 1612 and again in 1625. His long attempt to reform the intellectual habits of the European mind began with the publication of The Advancement of Learning in 1605 which attacked the unprofitable scholasticism that inhibited the growth of knowledge and the mental prejudices that helped to keep men in ignorance. Above all he deplored the poor and confused state of knowledge about the operations of the natural world. Novum Organum begun about 1608 published 1620 called for a systematic study of the natural world and of the causes of things and proposed the inductive method as the most reliable instruments of enquiry. Bacon worked out the principles of the experimental method in this book and developed them in De Augmentis 1623. Sylva Sylvarum a proposal of 1000 experiments to be undertaken was published posthumously in 1627 together with New Atlantis a Utopian fragment written about 1617 that urged the foundation of a college for scientific research. A short book that enjoyed much popularity in his lifetime was De Sapientia Veterum 1609 translated as The Wisdom of the Ancients 1619 which tried to demonstrate that the myths of the Greeks were coded accounts of their knowledge of the physical world." Quoted from The Seventeenth Century by Graham Perry pages 264-265. Printed by M. Clark, for Samuel Mearne, in Little Britain, John Martyn, in St. Pauls Church-yard, and Henry Herringman, in the N hardcover
1855004625London: Oxford University Press 1855. Book. Very Good Plus. Full-Leather. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two Volumes one in English the other in Latin. Kitchin's translation was one of four complete translations done in the 19th century and is quite SCARCE. Both volumes bound in leather all edges gilt gilt decorations front and rear ribbon markers 5 raised bands at spine great period bookplates both volumes at front pastedown. Both volumes Very Good Plus spine labels worn but titles still legible moderate foxing endpages but not into interior pages shadows front endpages from bookplates. Bindings tight and truly a lovely set of this SCARCE translation. Oxford University Press Hardcover
188125411London: George W. Bacon. Good. 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. A large heavy book in the original leather which is very rubbed at the edges. Title page has been laid onto new paper and the hinges have been reinforced with tape. Each map is a two-page spread giving excellent details of all the streets. Bound in front is a large folded map mounted on linen. No date but 1886 is written at the bottom of the title page and another page indicates the data if from 1881. ; Ex-Library; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 73 pages . George W. Bacon hardcover
