Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, second issue (with errata corrected), engraved portrait frontispiece by John Payne, title within engraved architectural border, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, with initial blank, occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary ink signature of Oswald Mosley, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving majority of original backstrip, [Gibson 116b; STC 1160; Pforzheimer 32], folio, Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622; and 4 other editions of the same (1629 1629; 1641 and 1676), folio (5)
Lot 111
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622; and 4 other editions of the same.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Bacon (Sir Francis) The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, first edition, second issue (with errata corrected), engraved portrait frontispiece by John Payne, title within engraved architectural border, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, with initial blank, occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary ink signature of Oswald Mosley, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving majority of original backstrip, [Gibson 116b; STC 1160; Pforzheimer 32], folio, Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622; and 4 other editions of the same (1629 1629; 1641 and 1676), folio (5)