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Letters of Sir Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. written during the reign of King James the First. Now collected and augmented with several letters and memories, address'd by him to the king and Duke of Buckingham.Bacon, Sir Francis
by BACON, Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
Small 4to, 9"x11" tall [8] Lxx [2] 302 [2]pp. Full contemporary calf skillfully rebacked with five raised bands on the spine with the label bearing gilt titles. Boards with gilt ruled borders and large gilt armorial to the center of both boards. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers with bookplate on both front pastedown and ffep, engraved portrait of Bacon pasted to blank facing the page, internally clean and bright with good wide margins. Lacks the dedication leaf which was canceled due to the death of William III before the publication of this work but does have the final errata and advertisement leaf. This copy being from the small paper issue; ESTC N476823. Although best remembered for his contribution to natural philosophy, Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an English statesman and philosopher who served as both Solicitor General and Lord Chancellor. After being made Solicitor General in 1607 and thereafter was at or near the heart of James' administration, although high office was risky in a Jacobean administration and bacon would be impeached in 1621 and spend time as a prisoner in the Tower.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169
- Title
- Letters of Sir Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. written during the reign of King James the First. Now collected and augmented with several letters and memories, address'd by him to the king and Duke of Buckingham.Bacon, Sir Francis
- Author
- BACON, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Benjamin Tooke at the MiddleTemple Gate in Fleetwood
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1702
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Poetry, Biography
- Size
- small 4to.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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