Lot 128
Bacon (Sir Francis) Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning or the Partitions of Sciences IX, first edition in English, Oxford, Printed by Leon Lichfield, 1640; and the 1674 edition of the same (Gibson 142) (2)
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning or the Partitions of Sciences IX Bookes, first edition in English of the expanded edition, first issue (with colophon dated 1639), fine engraved pictorial title by William Marshall, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece (supplied in facsimile), some water-staining at foot, occasional spotting, modern calf, [Gibson 141a; STC 1167; Madan, I, p.217], Oxford, Leon Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Rob: Young, & Ed. Forrest, 1640 [colophon dated 1639]; and the 1674 edition of the same (Gibson 142), folio (2)
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning or the Partitions of Sciences IX Bookes, first edition in English of the expanded edition, first issue (with colophon dated 1639), fine engraved pictorial title by William Marshall, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece (supplied in facsimile), some water-staining at foot, occasional spotting, modern calf, [Gibson 141a; STC 1167; Madan, I, p.217], Oxford, Leon Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Rob: Young, & Ed. Forrest, 1640 [colophon dated 1639]; and the 1674 edition of the same (Gibson 142), folio (2)
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