Lot 284
Bacon (Sir Francis) De Sapientia veterum, John Bill, 1617.
Hammer Price: £180
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) De Sapientia veterum, second edition, title with small woodcut ornament, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, trimmed at foot, affecting border and the odd catch-word or signature letter, occasional spotting, lightly browned, bound in remains of a 17th century English legal ms., [Gibson 86; STC 1128], 12mo, Apud Iohannem Billium, 1617.
⁂ A scarce copy of the second edition of Bacon's interpretation of 31 classical myths.
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) De Sapientia veterum, second edition, title with small woodcut ornament, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, trimmed at foot, affecting border and the odd catch-word or signature letter, occasional spotting, lightly browned, bound in remains of a 17th century English legal ms., [Gibson 86; STC 1128], 12mo, Apud Iohannem Billium, 1617.
⁂ A scarce copy of the second edition of Bacon's interpretation of 31 classical myths.
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