Lot 308
Bacon (Roger) The Cure of Old Age and Preservation of Youth, translated by Richard Browne, 2 parts in 1 vol., 1683.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Bacon (Roger) The Cure of Old Age and Preservation of Youth, translated by Richard Browne, 2 parts in 1 vol., first English edition, the Duveen-Crahan copy, lacking final advertisement f., a few ff. closely shaved at head, affecting headlines, very occasional light toning, bookplate to endpaper, 20th century black morocco by Crahan, spine gilt, [Duveen, p.38 (this copy); Wing B372], 8vo, Thomas Flesher and Edward Evets, 1683
⁂ A translation of De retardatione accidentium senectutis, "a curious work...containing many strange recipes and rules of diet to keep young" - Duveen.
Provenance: Denis Duveen; Marcus and Elizabeth Crahan (bookplates).
Description
Bacon (Roger) The Cure of Old Age and Preservation of Youth, translated by Richard Browne, 2 parts in 1 vol., first English edition, the Duveen-Crahan copy, lacking final advertisement f., a few ff. closely shaved at head, affecting headlines, very occasional light toning, bookplate to endpaper, 20th century black morocco by Crahan, spine gilt, [Duveen, p.38 (this copy); Wing B372], 8vo, Thomas Flesher and Edward Evets, 1683
⁂ A translation of De retardatione accidentium senectutis, "a curious work...containing many strange recipes and rules of diet to keep young" - Duveen.
Provenance: Denis Duveen; Marcus and Elizabeth Crahan (bookplates).
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