Lot 41
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Wisdome of the Ancients, first edition in English, Imprinted by John Bill, 1619.
Hammer Price: £3,200
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Wisdome of the Ancients, first edition in English, title with small woodcut ornament, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Gibson 94; STC 1131], 12mo, Imprinted by John Bill, 1619.
⁂ The rarer of two issues, this with 'Chancelour' on title and imprint with no comma after London. First published in 1609 as De Sapientia Veterum, this work was very popular and frequently reprinted.
Provenance: George Garnier (bookplate); George Goyder (bookplate).
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Wisdome of the Ancients, first edition in English, title with small woodcut ornament, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Gibson 94; STC 1131], 12mo, Imprinted by John Bill, 1619.
⁂ The rarer of two issues, this with 'Chancelour' on title and imprint with no comma after London. First published in 1609 as De Sapientia Veterum, this work was very popular and frequently reprinted.
Provenance: George Garnier (bookplate); George Goyder (bookplate).
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