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LONDON, PRINTED BY J. D. FOR RICHARD CHISWELL, 1679. FIRST EDITION, SMALL OCTAVO, FULL LEATHER (REBOUND IN 1911). FRONTIS., TITLE PAGE, ERRATA, CONTENTS, IMPRIMATUR, ACCOUNT OF BACON'S WORKS (3-104), REMAINS CIVIL AND MORAL (3-73), REMAINS PERTAINING TO NATURAL PHILOSOPHY (73-151), REMAINS TOUCHING MEDICAL MATTERS (155-175), REMAINS RELATING TO DIVINE MATTERS (179-183), REMAINS BIBLIOGRAPHICAL (187- 259), CHARACTERS OF THE LORD BACON (263-270). WITH VARIOUS TITLE PAGES. BOUND IN AT THE REAR IS THE TITLE PAGE FOR BACON'S BOOK 'THE HISTORIE OF THE RAIGNE OF KING HENRY THE SEVENTH'. THE BOOK IS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES BUTLER (1821-1910) OF WARREN WOOD, HERTS, JP AND DEPUTY LIEUTENANT OF HERTFORDSHIRE. HIS LIBRARY WAS SOLD IN 1911 AT SOTHEBY'S. A VERY GOOD COPY, FIRMLY BOUND.
Baconiana. Or certain genuine remains of Sr. Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, and Viscount of St. Albans in arguments civil and moral, natural, medical, theological, and bibliographical, now for the first time faithfully Published by BACON, Sir Francis - 1679
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Baconiana. Or certain genuine remains of Sr. Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, and Viscount of St. Albans in arguments civil and moral, natural, medical, theological, and bibliographical, now for the first time faithfully Published
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London: J. D. for Richard Chiswell, 1679, 1679. FIRST OCTAVO EDITION. 1 vol., (vi)104;3-270pp., complete with the engraved frontis portrait plate by F. H. Van Hove. Bound in contemporary full speckled calf over cords, rebacked in matching calf, text clean and bright throughout, a VERY GOOD copy. Wing B269 The Editing and "The Discourse" on Bacon's work are by Thomas Tenison (1636-1715). The last part of this book (not named on the title page) is the "Characters of the Lord Bacon." Here Dr. Peter Heylin, Dr. Sprat, and Abraham Cowley (in verse) gives their estimates of Bacon's significance. The first two at least previously appeared in serial publications. Thomas Tenison, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, who had access to Rawley's papers after his death. It contains, by way of introduction, an "account of all the Lord Bacon's works" of considerable interest to the bibliographer.
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BACONIANA. OR CERTAIN GENUINE REMAINS OF SIR FRANCIS BACON
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Baconiana, or Certain Genuine Remains of SR Francis Bacon... Association copy with the bookplate of Isaac Hull Platt and one ffep filled with notes in Latin and English assumed to be by Platt]
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London: Richard Chiswell, 1679 Printed by J D for Richard Chiswell at the Rose and Crown. Bound in calf with the front board detached and approximately 2/3 the spine missing. Bookplate of Isaac Hull Platt, author and biographer of Bacon and Shakespeare, notes on Bacon front free endpaper in Latin and English, name on title page. 2 ffep,2 ts.,, blank, 3-104, imprimatur, errata, 3-270, one blank leaf. Contents very clean and bright.
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