Franc Baconis De Verulamio Summi Angliae Cancellarii Novum Organum Scientiarum

Amsterdam: Sumptibus Joannis Ravensteinii. Good with no dust jacket. 1660. 2nd Amsterdam edition. Leather. frontis; [xxiv], 404 pages; 2.825" x 5.375". Early printing of this seminal work. Bound in 17th or 18th century leather. Spine strip lacking, covers heavily worn and held by binding cords. Engraved title page with two ships. Front end paper frayed at edge. Last blank detached and toned. Collates complete. A philosophical work by Francis Bacon, written in Latin and published in 1620. This is an early printing of that book. " title page of Novum Organum depicts a galleon passing between the mythical Pillars of Hercules that stand either side of the Strait of Gibraltar, marking the exit from the well-charted waters of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic Ocean. The Pillars, as the boundary of the Mediterranean, have been smashed through by Iberian sailors, opening a new world for exploration. Bacon hopes that empirical investigation will, similarly, smash the old scientific ideas and lead to greater understanding of the world and heavens. This title page was liberally copied from Andrés García de Céspedes's Regimiento de Navegación, published in 1606. [1]". With thanks to Wikipedia Woodcut initials. Contents clean and free of foxing. .