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1639141492London: Henrie Tomes and Printed by Iohn Beale 1639. full 19th-century calf border stamped in gilt on boards gilt ornamentation on spine red leather spine label in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red. square 8vo. full 19th-century calf border stamped in gilt on boards gilt ornamentation on spine red leather spine label in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red. 2 blanks 45 121 leaves; 1 blank iv 340 pages. First edition of the "preparative or key for the opening of the instauration" Grolier/Horblit.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> First edition Pforzheimer 36; Gibson 81; Grolier Langland to Wither 12; Grolier/Horblit 8a; Norman 97; Norman Library 261; STC 1164 with the newly enlarged edition ESTC S100372; Gibson 17. Perez Zagorin Francis Bacon 1999. Early 20th-century ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Lacking the errata Pforzheimer however Gibson states that they are "not often found". Scuffing to the leather binding rubbing to hinges and extremities minor loss to the first two blanks two pin-point worm holes on the title page near the publisher small dampstain to top corner of leaf 10 minor margin loss to the bottom gutter of leaf 107 of Twoo Bookesthe bottom fore-edge of page 207/208 of Essayes and small worm holes on the final leaf and subsequent free endsheet. Else a near fine copy and internally very clean and free of blemishes. The variant copy with page 11 line 5 reading 'maniable' rather than 'amiable'. Many of the pages of Twoo Bookes are inconsistently paginated with hand notations in ink but the book is complete. <BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> An excellent copy of the first published work of Francis Bacon with decorative woodcut initials. Exceptionally rare. Bound in full calf circa 1818.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> From the Haskell F. Norman Library Christie's sale Part II June 15 & 16 1998: "The Advancement of learning was the first of two works in which Bacon expounded his philosophy of scientific method. It was expanded and latinized as De augmentis scientiarum in 1623. "In the Twoo bookes Bacon concerned himself primarily with the classification of philosophy and the sciences and with developing his influential view of the relation between science and theology" Norman. It was the only work Bacon ever published in English."<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> The second volume bound-in The Essayes or Covnsels Civill and Morall. 1639 has the title in a woodcut border. First published in 1597 this work is the enlarged edition and perhaps the most widely read work of Bacon. "Some of the essays deal with policy for princes and men in high position. A number however are written from the viewpoint of those seeking advancement in life. Bacon proffers concise advice and judgements on civil business situations conduct and the weighing of character and motives. The work's appeal is due to the pragmatic intelligence and knowledge informing its observations which are expressed in a style employing striking images apt examples and quotations and pithy aphorisms" Zagorin p. 141. Henrie Tomes (and) Printed by Iohn Beale unknown
160568825London: Printed for Henrie Tomes 1605. Full description:<br> <br> BACON Sir Francis. The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning divine and humane. London: Printed for Henrie Tomes 1605.<br> <br> First edition. Two parts in one small quarto volume 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 195 x 145 mm. 1 title 45; 118 i.e. 121 leaves. Bound without initial and final blank leaves or the two extra leaves of errata found only in "a very few copies.probably of the latest sold" Pforzheimer. C4r line 5 with variant "maniable" instead of "amiable" and page 118 with page number. No priority in these variants according to ESTC. Signature G is misbound after signature I. Decorative woodcut initials.<br> <br> 18th-century calf boards stamped and ruled in blind. Spine stamped in gilt. Tan leather spine label lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. A one-inch closed tear to margin of leaf C not affecting text. Leaves Bb2 and Aaa with blank corners torn. A tiny rust hole to leaf E4 only touching one letter. Some mild toning mainly to final leaf. Previous owner's small bookplate on front pastedown. Overall a very good copy.<br> <br> "Bacon's major contribution to the development of science lies in his natural philosophy his philosophy of scientific method and in his projects for the practical organization of science. During the last years of his life he expounded these ideas in a series of works of which the Twoo bookes was the first. The only work Bacon ever published in English it was later expanded and latinized into De augmentis scientiarum 1623. In the Twoo bookes Bacon concerned himself primarily with the classification of philosophy and the sciences and with developing his influential view of the relation between science and theology. While preserving the traditional distinction between knowledge obtained by divine revelation and knowledge acquired through the senses Bacon saw both theoretical and applied science as religious duties the first for a greater knowledge of God through his creation and the second for the practice of charity to one's fellows by improving their condition. This view of science as a religious function maintained its authority throughout the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and was an important factor in the public success of the scientific movement" Norman Library.<br> <br> Gibson 81. Grolier/Horblit 8a. Norman Library 97. Pforzheimer 36. STC 1164.<br> <br> HBS 68825.<br> <br> $11000. Printed for Henrie Tomes unknown
16243619<p>Compendium on Alchemy Medicine and Science A-2S8 2S8 blank present. 34 598 24 pages. Title-page in red and black. Worming to inner margin of first gathering with some minor affects; browning some old underlining partially in red and marginal notes some minor stains. Overall a good copy in the original full yapped vellum. This volume contains:1 Basilius Valentinus:Triumphwagen des Antimonii.2 Roger Bacon: Von der Medicin und Artzney/ oder Tinctur des Antimonii oder Spieglases Beydes in den Menschlichen Crpern zu erhaltung desselben Gesundheit und abwendung aller auch unheilbaren Kranckheiten und Seuchen Und unvollkommenen Metallen ihren Aussatz heilen sie zu clarificiren und in das beste Gold zuverse.3 Ein kurtz rundes und wolgegründtes Tractätlein Von den Particular und Universal-Tincturen.4 Vom Stein der Weisen Theoria. Und Practica Des Edlen . Georgii Phaedronis Rodocheri.5 Uhralter Ritterkrieg Das ist Ein alchymistisch kürtzliches Gäsprech. Unsers Steins/ des Golds und des Mercuii .6 Opus Saturni M. Johannis Isaaci Hollandi.7 Consideratio Oder Philosophische Betrachtung Von der Materia Lapidis Philosophici.8 Von der Occulta Chemicorum Philosophia Ein kurtzer Tractat.Basilius Valentinus also known under the Anglicized version of his name Basil Valentine was a fifteenth-century alchemist & the Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt Germany. Krown & Spellman HA 45215; 18 mo 4 x 6.4 in; xxxviv 59824 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .</p> Friedrich Lanckisch for Bartholmaeus Voigt hardcover
163035769London: Printed by the Assignes of John Moore 1630. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: Printed by the Assignes of John Moore 1630. 6 84 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Full marbled calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Raised bands gilt borders and compartment borders. 11 mm turn-ins with gilt single-rule borders. All edges gilt. Collation: A4-L4 M2. Page 83 misnumbered 85. Gibson 192; STC 2nd ed. 1175 = 6983. Rear board lightly scraped bookplate on front free endpaper both free endpapers toned at edges by turn-ins. Early notes and underlining damp-staining to corners of last few leaves. Else quite good. Very good/No dust jacket. "The Use of the Law" was the second part of a work by Sir John Doddridge entitled "The Lawyers Light; or a Due Direction for the Study of the Law" originally published in 1629. This second part was issued anonymously with a separate title-page. It was subsequently attributed to Bacon and afterwards included as part two of Bacon's "The Elements of the Common Law." Insurance required to ship this item. Printed by the Assignes of John Moore hardcover books
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
16056318London: Henrie Tomes 1605. First edition. The only work Bacon ever published in English the "Advancement of Learning" was his first statement of the scientific method as a philosophical position and of his massive plan to survey all human knowledge paving the way for the great encyclopedias of the Enlightenment. The book was published into a world that considered "learning" a matter of memorization of Aristotelian texts. "The Advancement of Learning" changed that arguing that the only knowledge of importance was that which could be discovered by observation that is 'empirical' knowledge rooted in the natural world. . Small quarto 19cm; 1 45 118 i.e. 121 leaves without the final blank and added leaves of errata at end that are present in some copies "not often found" according to Gibson. Numerous errors in foliation. In recent tan calf tooled in blind in period style by Pat M. Bruno bookbinder's ticket. Pages evenly toned with light scattered foxing especially on first and last leaves. Marginal paper repairs in last two gatherings. Pages trimmed close affecting shoulder notes. Provenance: British antiquary Francis Kilvert 1793-1863 his signature mounted along with letter of presentation from Kilvert to his contemporary antiquary James Heywood Markland bound in "Knowing your taste for literary curiosities I venture to beg your acceptance of what I believe to be the editio princeps of Lord Bacon's Advancement of Learning." References: STC 2nd ed.; 1164; Gibson "Francis Bacon a bibliography" 81; Pforzheimer; 36p Norman 97. Henrie Tomes unknown books
1605008068London 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. Better known under title: Advancement of learning. 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. 181131 mm. ESTC 1164; Gibson 81; Pforzheimer 36 Thomas Purfoot the elder printed book 1 and 2K-2R of book 2; Thomas Creede printed 2A-2I 3E-3H; another unidentified printer or compositor set the rest. Cf. STC <br/> <br/> Henrie Tomes hardcover
16291260236London: William Washington 1629. Second Edition. Hardcover. square/small 8vo 335pp.; VG; brown paneled spine with red label and gilt lettering; rebound previous boards rebacked diced with 4 diamonds; faded gilt tooling on edges; marbled endpapers; red specks on text block; binding becoming loose on first two endpapers; significant writing in pen on front and rear endpapers; some writing on text pages mostly on margins in the form of arrows; misprint on pp. 27 line 2 'pring' for 'bring; top edge trimmed no text or titles are lost; some waviness to pages; shelfwear and bumping appropriate with age; GP consignment; shelved case 7. 1260236. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. William Washington hardcover books
1633765Oxford: Printed by I.L. Printer to the Vniversity for Thomas Huggins 1633 1633. Third Edition. <p>1633 Quarto 675 x 48 inches Third edition A-Z4 Aa-Tt4 The title page of this copy is browned around the edge and chipped The following few leaves are a little brittle around the edge as well Internally the book is in good contemporary condition Binding rubbed armorial bookplate on first pastedown This copy is bound later calf.<br /> ¶ Bacon set himself down to work on his philosophy that scheme for men's education which had been in his mind so long Planning now in earnest and committing his plans to paper Bacon called this first book the Advancement of Learning Bacon wrote out a preliminary brief statement 'The Interpretation of Nature or the Kingdom of Man' Nature to Bacon was man's true kingdom neglected for centuries by churchmen who looked for a kingdom in heaven or by scholiasts who despised the world about them and the evidence of their senses Yet in order to attain this new kingdom of nature men must draw fresh maps of exploration 'Those who aspire not to guess and divine' wrote Bacon 'but to discover and to know who propose to examine and dissect the nature of this very world itself go to facts themselves for everything'" quoted from Francis Bacon The Temper of a Man Catherine Drinker Bowen page 105</p> . Printed by I.L. Printer to the Vniversity, for Thomas Huggins, 1633 unknown
16051998London: Printed for Henrie Tomes 1605. First edition. Fine. An exceptional Fine copy with a distinguished provenance. Quarto pgs. 183 x 140 mm: Title 1-45; 1-118; with the typical erratic page numberings. With the final blank; without the 2 leaves of errata found in a very few copies and probably of later issue. Owing to misimposition text in Dd is printed on the wrong versos two leaves in Dd slightly shorter. Contemporary limp vellum modern spine lettering; modern half brown morocco slipcase. Provenance: Ellesmere Library at Bridgewater House armorial bookplate; bulk of the library acquired en bloc in 1917 by: -- Henry E. Huntington Huntington Library duplicate stamp at end.<br/><br/>A precursor to Bacon's masterwork the Instauratio Magna this book focuses primarily on the classification of philosophy and the sciences. Implicit in the work is the use of the Baconian method that later becomes the Scientific method as more fully developed in the Instauratio. Because it was first published in English and later translated into Latin it is considered one of the earliest philosophical works in English. A foundational work of Western thought. Fine. Printed for Henrie Tomes unknown books
1648007696London: Lawrence Chapman. Printed by B. Alsop 1648. First Edition. Quarter Calf. Marbled paper pastedown. Very Good. 8vo. 19 by14 cm. Title leaf 4 103 pp. Later quarter dark calf binding. Leaves heavily age toned or browned with some dampstaining and other soiling. Soiling heaviest on title leaf and gradually the issue recedes as one progresses forward. Inked small ancient ownership inscription top of title page. Lawrence Chapman. Printed by B. Alsop unknown
1681508Sam. Heryivk at Grayes-Inn-Gate in Holborn and Matthew Gilliflower in Westminster-Hall 1681. First Edition. Rebound in Quasi-Marbled Boards. Very Good. A Very Good Book Rebound in Early 20th Century Quasi-Marbled Boards. Moderately shelf worn and sunned to extremities and spine. Pastedown and endpapers have a toning shadow from laid-in material. Pastedown bears the name of Arthur Cole of Lincoln's Inn 1949. Cole was a Barrister at Lincoln's Inn the same firm of which Holbourne was once a Bencher. Front hinge is starting and pastedown has a small searation near crown. Margins are a bit narrow near gutter. Text is unmarked. Some leaves have soiling and thumbing along top edge. Hardcover. 12mo. iv including errata 2 3-141pp. 142143 contents. Sam. Heryivk, at Grayes-Inn-Gate in Holborn, and Matthew Gilliflower, in Westminster-Hall unknown
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
167630451London: Printed by William. Godbid. for R. Scot T. Basset J. Wright R. Chiswell and J. Edwyn 1676. 1st edition thus Gibson 121; Wing B300. Period full calf binding. Lacking leather in top & bottom spine compartments. Ffep excised. 1677 ownership signature at top of t.p. of one Thomas Pierce possibly the 17th C divine and Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Charles II. Other presentation inscription at top of frontis. Ink marginalia in an early hand. Withal a VG copy. 12 138 12 201 1 pp. Printed t.p. begins each individual monarch section all dated 1675. Frontis of Bacon. Folio: A6 B - 2Y4. 11-1/2" x 7-5/8" <br/><br/> Printed by W[illiam]. G[odbid]. for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, and J. Edwyn hardcover books
1622123021Folio. London: Printed by w. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Folio 6 of 8 1-248pp. Fine engraved portrait of Henry VII by John Payne title within elaborate woodcut border of columns strapwork and scrolling vines woodcut head- and tailpieces initials text within ruled borders. Contemporary calf sides with borders double-ruled in blind rebacked. Title with early inscription: "ffran morse" and very early inscription at front see below. Preserved in a morocco backed Sangorski & Sutcliffe slip-case. § Second issue of the first edition with 3 errata corrected and four uncorrected; this copy is bound without the dedication leaf. At the front in a very early hand but perhaps not that of ffran morse are four lines of verse beginning "In vtrumque paratus Inglishedd" and continuing:"Patience amongst the vertues sitts as queene / Then welcome now that patience may be seene / but pale-faced woe if thou wilt needs depart / the dore stands ope be gone wth all my hart."Heather Wolfe kindly commented that "there's an emblem with that title from Whitney but it pairs two different things not patience and woe. It appears in other emblem books as well but with the same shovel/sword."Gibson 116b. Printed by w. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret unknown books
162933722London: Printed by I.H. and R.Y. and are to be sold by Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith 1629. 2nd Edition 3rd issue Gibson 118; STC 1161. Period full speckled brown leather binding with later repair to joints & portion of upper front board. Later red leather title label & date label to spine ends. Red speckled edges. Title leaf beginning to detach at top otherwise a solid VG copy. 4 248 10 pp. "Table" comprises last 10 pages. P. 40 misnumbered 04; 208 as 218. Architectural title-page. Elaborate head- tailpieces. Historiated initial capital letters. Folio: A2 B - 2I4 2K5. Sheets from the 1628 edition with the title leaf A1 a cancel. 11-1/8" x 7-1/8" <br/><br/> Printed by I.H. and R.Y. and are to be sold by Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith hardcover books
162228847London: printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Mixed edition small folio pp. 4 248; engraved portrait frontispiece by John Payne with moderate dampstain pervading about a third of it title within an elaborate architectural woodcut border text within ruled borders throughout early ownership signature on the front free endpaper of "Jer. Milles de Duloe" almost certainly the antiquary Jeremiah Milles 1714-1784 of Duloe Cornwall -- see DNB for a 3-column account and with numerous underlinings and occasional notes in the margins in his hand; dampstain at the bottom quarter of C1-D2 all else very good in contemporary full speckled paneled calf speckled edges; edges a little rubbed the whole very nicely rebacked and preserving the original red morocco label. See Gibson 116a and 116b for distinctions in the many errata: "There is . no certain means of determining their priority." <br/><br/> printed by W. Stansby, for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret unknown books
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
162228847London: printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Mixed edition small folio pp. 4 248; engraved portrait frontispiece by John Payne with moderate dampstain pervading about a third of it title within an elaborate architectural woodcut border text within ruled borders throughout early ownership signature on the front free endpaper of "Jer. Milles de Duloe" almost certainly the antiquary Jeremiah Milles 1714-1784 of Duloe Cornwall -- see DNB for a 3-column account and with numerous underlinings and occasional notes in the margins in his hand; dampstain at the bottom quarter of C1-D2 all else very good in contemporary full speckled paneled calf speckled edges; edges a little rubbed the whole very nicely rebacked and preserving the original red morocco label. See Gibson 116a and 116b for distinctions in the many errata: "There is . no certain means of determining their priority. printed by W. Stansby, for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret 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
162246505London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Very Good. London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Mixed Edition per Gibson published the same year as the first. Small folio; bound in early 20th century full dark brown calf with new endpapers; five raised bands and red leather label to spine; 4 248pp. frontis portrait; lacking A1 blank else collated and complete. Edgewear to boards; corners bumped; brief split and chipping to joints and crown; binding sound; early writing to preliminaries; contemporary ownership inscription to title page; occasional marginalia including manuscript "corrections" to some errata; brief chipping to first 10 leaves with no loss of meaning; tide marks. This copy with all seven errata or "Faults Escaped" from page 248 uncorrected. Many of Gibson's additional errors corrected of which he notes "There is. no certain means of determining their priority." A Very Good and sound copy often found lacking the frontis portrait. <br /> <br /> Considered Bacon's most substantial work of history his biography of Henry the Seventh was composed following his public and professional disgrace in 1621 culminating in twenty-three charges of corruption and spending a few days in the Tower. This history was written in part to pacify James I by providing him with a "flattering portrait of his ancestor" though it also successfully conveyed an accurate depiction of "the man and the real business of his reign. Every history which has been written since has derived all its light from this" DNB Vol. 1 p. 823. <br /> <br /> Gibson 116A and 116B. Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret unknown
1638096758London: London : Printed by I. Okes for Humphrey Mosley at the Princes Armes in Pauls Church-Yard 1638 1638. Book measures 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 inches. 12323pp the imprimatur leaf present. Bound in full calf. Rebacked not recently retaining the period or early boards. Calf rubbed some minor wear small nick on head of spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally pages clean throughout. A nice copy. . Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. London : Printed by I. Okes, for Humphrey Mosley, at the Princes Armes in Pauls Church-Yard 1638 hardcover
16221407371London: W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto 6 248 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in early calf rebacked with a 20th century brown leather spine black morocco label with gilt lettering. Some wear to boards. Rebacking preserved previous pastedowns and matching endpapers backed front and rear free endpaper with new material and added an additional new leaf. Front free endpaper with ownership ink of Chs Clarke 1798. Auction description slip pasted to front pastedown. Lacking blank leaf A1. With portrait. Ex-Library with markings including gilt shelf mark to tail of spine partially torn label to front free endpaper 'R2023' and '11/38' in small print to title page. Shelved in Case 4. ESTC: S1406. Gibson 116a.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> In this edition page 3 line 12 has "Souldiers"; all seven errata are uncorrected. Sheets may be mixed with STC 1160. 1407371. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret hardcover
164179475London England: Printed by Robert. Young. and Richard. Hodgkinson. and are sold by R. Meighen neere the Inner-Temple gate anno Domini 1641 1641. Leather-bound. Good. Folio 11 1/4in. x 7 1/4in. Full contemporary calf double ruled in blind. Scuffing and faint dampstain half-ring to front board. Rubbing to extremities and hinges. Corners moderately bumped. 20 double ruled lines on spine. Crazing to leather toward top of spine. Ink ownership inscription "J.E.R. Hatfield/Nov. 1911" to front pastedown. pp. 14 248. Lacks frontispiece portrait of Bacon. large chip torn from top of rear free endpaper. Beautiful woodcut architectural title page trimmed close to outer border. Woodcut decorative initials headpieces and tailpieces throughout. Nice wide margins. Pages very clean throughout. ESTC R11984. The politician and natural philosopher Francis Bacon Viscount St. Alban 1561-1626 wrote The Historie of.King Henry in 1621 during the most turbulent period of his life. That same year he had fallen into public disgrace owing to his support of governmental patents and monopolies. Bacon's enemies in parliament impeached and prosecuted him for corruption although such claims were dubious. King James allowed the trial to continue despite Bacon's desperate pleas. During the trial Bacon promised to write a good history of England in appeasement to the King. The result was The Historie of.King Henry dedicated to Prince Charles. Marrku Peltonen writes of the work "It should be seen in the context of humanist historiography rather than as a precursor of its modern methods.The central lesson of The History of Henry VII was that a ruler must remain open to accident and ready to seize the opportunities it offered" ODNB. King Henry VII 1457-1509 seized the throne at the momentous 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field. This decisive battle effectively ended the War of the Roses and installed the Tudor monarchy. Bacon's lesson dovetails with his economic and natural philosophical works as he often advocated for decisive epistemic and economic risk. ODNB and Wikipedia. Printed by R[obert]. Y[oung]. and R[ichard]. H[odgkinson]. and are sold by R. Meighen neere the Inner-Temple gate, anno Domini 1 unknown
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
