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1753réf. 316733London: Millar 1753. hardcover. fine. 3 volumes thick folios copper engraved frontispieces some light scatterd foxing all edges gilt rubricated titles. handsomely rebound in 1/2 brown crushed morocco red morocco titles on ornately gilt spines marbled boards. London: Millar 1753. A beautiful near fine set. Millar unknown books
1629réf. 913London: Printed by Iohn Hauiland and are sold by R. Allot 1629. This 1629 edition contains all 58 essays. And is the First edition to contain The colors of good and evil. Bound in the original limp vellumlacking ties recently recased and a little rumpled but a very largeclean and unsophisticated copy of an early quarto edition. His long attempt to reform the intellectual habits of the European mind began with the publication of The Advancement of Learning in 1605 which attacked the unprofitable scholasticism that inhibited the growth of knowledge and the mental prejudices that helped to keep men in ignorance. Above all he deplored the poor and confused state of knowledge about the operations of the natural world. Novum Organum begun about 1608 published 1620 called for a systematic study of the natural world and of the causes of things and proposed the inductive method as the most reliable instruments of enquiry. Bacon worked out the principles of the experimental method in this book and developed them in De Augmentis 1623. Sylva Sylvarum a proposal of 1000 experiments to be undertaken was published posthumously in 1627 together with New Atlantis a Utopian fragment written about 1617 that urged the foundation of a college for scientific research. A short book that enjoyed much popularity in his lifetime was De Sapientia Veterum 1609 translated as The Wisdom of the Ancients 1619 which tried to demonstrate that the myths of the Greeks were coded accounts of their knowledge of the physical world.” Quoted from The Seventeenth Century by Graham Perry pages 264-265. “Bacon’s Essays the fruits of his political and social observations were first published in 1597 enlarged in 1612 and again in 1625. This 1629 edition contains all 58 essays. And is the First edition to contain The colors of good and evil and has divisional title page; register is continuous. Some copies may have been issued without this but the present copy has it. “Of Bacon’s literary as distinct from his philosophical and professional works far the most popular and important are the Essays they are the most original of all Bacon’s works those which in detail he seems to have thought out most completely for himself apart from books and collections of commonplaces. The last edition referring to that of 1625 the first to contain all fifty-eight essays teems indeed with quotations and illustrations but they are suggested by his own matter and do not suggest it. Though the Essays have the same title as the larger collection of Montaigne the two works have little in common except that rare power of exciting interest and the unmistakable mark of genius which is impressed on them both.” DNB STC 1149; Gibson 15 Pforzheimer 31. Printed by Iohn Hauiland, and are sold by R. Allot unknown
1624réf. 3249Paris: Pierre Billaine 1624. First French edition. In contemporary calf. Binding worn spine broken one corner slightly worn. Some light wetness affecting a few page small worm hole in int. margin without affecting text. Good copy remaining solidly bound and internally in good condition. First French edition. In contemporary calf. 636 pp. i.e. 638 pages 607 and 608 numbered twice 1 bl. f. 2 pp. Rare first French edition of ” the first major published text by Francis Bacon ”. JP Cavaillé This work had a profound influence on Diderot D'Alembert and on the structure of the Encyclopédie. Translation by André Maugars c. 1580 - c. 1645. Pierre Billaine unknown
1934réf. 7731London: J. Weiner for Roadway Publications 1934. Lithograph in colours 40 x 50 inches 101.5 x 127 cms blank verso; quad royal map published for display in stations across the Underground network. The first edition of this map was printed in 1932 but the introduction of Beck's diagram did not obviate the need for geographically accurate maps which pinpointed the location of Undergound stations in the central area in relation to the surface topography. The lines themselves though colour-coded are given minimal prominence so as not to disrupt the street plan. The red discs denoting stations are in the style of the earliest roundels introduced in 1908 and superseded by the modern bar and circle bullseye in 1917. In the context of this map even in minte form they prove a highly effective means of drawing the eye to the stations without intruding greatly on the surrounding cartography. The map was printed under licence from G.W. Bacon & Co Ltd a firm noted for its large-scale mapping of London whether in the form of folding maps or the detailed Atlases of London and Suburbs published from the 1880s onwards. Map J. Weiner for Roadway Publications, unknown
réf. 107894London: Global Asset Management Limited - The Tate Gallery - Thames and Hudson 1985. Molto buono Very Good. Dedica con firma autografa dell'Artista al frontespizio al pittore Lorenzo Tornabuoni Boldly inscribed and signed by the Artist in black ink on the half-title page to the painter Lorenzo Tornabuoni. Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Tate Gallery in 1985. With essays by Dawn Ades and Andrew Forge a note on technique by Andrew Durham and a select bibliography by Krzysztof Cieszkowski. profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Special hors commerce edition bound in gilt-debossed orange linen issued without dust jacket. 4to. pp. 246. Dedica con firma autografa dell'Artista al frontespizio al pittore Lorenzo Tornabuoni Boldly inscribed and signed by the Artist in black ink on the half-title page to the painter Lorenzo Tornabuoni. Molto buono Very Good. Edizione speciale fuori commercio. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the triumphant 1985 Francis Bacon exhibition organized by the Tate Gallery - one of the very few times the venerable British venue had presented a second retrospective to a British artist in their lifetime. Consisting of one hundred and twenty-five paintings executed between 1944 and 1984 it remains one of the most comprehensive surveys of Bacon's work and the last great museum show before the influential artist's death in 1992. Global Asset Management Limited - The Tate Gallery - Thames and Hudson, hardcover
réf. 1505JC011MVNDVS ALTER ET IDEM. Sive Terra Australis antehac semper incognita longis itineribus peregrini Academici nuperrimè lustrata. Authore MERCVRIO BRITANNICO. Accessit propter assinitatem materiae THOMAE CAMPANELLAE CIVITAS SOLIS. ET NOVA ATLANTIS. FRANC. BACONIS Bar. de Verulamio. VLTRAIECTI Apud Joannem à Waesberge Anno cIc Ic c XLIII 1643.In 12º de 75x125 cm. com 16 213 19 págs.Encadernação da época inteira de pergaminho rígido.Ilustrado em extratexto com 4 mapas desdobráveis e 1 levantamento epigráfico impresso em chapa páginas 64-65 .Exemplar com ex-libris oleográficos desvanecidos no verso da folha de rosto.Gravuras e mapas presentes no exemplar seguem a seguinte colação:Frontispício com gravura de um banquete colocado no anterrosto.Terra Sancta Lavernia entre as págs. 32-33.Pamphagonia entre as págs. 34-35.Levantamento epigráfico entre as págs. 64-65.Frugiona entre as págs. 98-99.Moroniae entre as págs. 118-119.Mare Pacifico del Sur entre as págs. 192-193.Este trabalho é a primeira utopia sobre a Austrália e a obra de Campanellas A Cidade do Sol e a de Bacon Nova Atlântida foram duas das mais reimpressas obras do século XVII sobre a utopia de uma república ideal muitas vezes em conjunto com a Utopia de More e com a Oceana de Harrington. Este trabalho publicado anonimamente é provavelmente a primeira «distopia» segundo McMullan vide Politics of Unease p. 236 e teve uma importante influência na obra As Viagens de Gulliver de Swift.Joseph Hall 1574-1656 foi um bispo inglês satírico e moralista. Os seus contemporâneos conheciam-no como um escritor devocional e um controverso de alto nível do início da década de 1640. Esta obra parece só ter sido atribuída formalmente a Hall em 1674 embora Milton tivesse atacado a obra e o próprio Hall na altura por ser desprovida da mensagem moral necessária à sátira. No texto o viajante fictício 'Mercurius Britannicus' visita quatro nações com nomes de origem latina incluindo: Crapulia Viraginia Moronihah e Lavernia respectivamente gula luxúria loucura e engano. O índice realça os vários nomes de lugares dentro de cada região para enfatizar a anedota. Os mapas ilustram o imaginário do continente australiano e antárctico e com não-lugares também nas Américas daí a sua inclusão nas bibliografias de Church e Sabin.EN Duodecimo twelvemo. 75x125 cm. 16 213 19 pp.Binding: Contemporary hard parchment.Illustrated with 4 maps and leaflets and 1 epigraphic survey printed plate p. 64-65 “hors text”.Copy with faded ex-libris stamps on the back of the title page.The engravings and maps present in the book are in the following order:Frontispiece with portrait of a banquet.Terra Sancta Lavernia between pp. 32-33.Pamphagonia between pp. 34-35.Epigraphic survey between pp. 64-65.Frugiona between pp. 98-99.Moroniae between pp. 118-119.Mare Pacifico del Sur between pp. 192-193.This work is the first utopia about Australia and Campanellas´ A Cidade do Sol The City of the Sun and Bacon´s Nova Atlântida New Atlantis were two of the most widely reprinted seventeenth-century works on the utopia of an ideal republic often in conjunction with More´s Utopia and Harrington’s Oceana of all the 17th century works on the ideal republic. This anonymously published work is probably the first English «dystopia» McMullan Politics of Unease p. 236 as well as an important influence on Swift’s As Viagens de Gulliver Gulliver’s Travels’.Joseph Hall 1574-1656 was an English bishop satirist and moralist. His contemporaries knew him as a devotional writer and a high-profile controversialist of the early 1640s. This work seems to have been only formally attributed to Hall in 1674 although Milton had attacked the work and Hall himself at the time for being devoid of the moral message necessary to satire. In the text the fictional traveler ‘Mercurius Britannicus’ visits four nations with names of latin origin including: Crapulia Viraginia Moronihah and Lavernia respectively gluttony lust madness and deception. The index highlights the various placenames within each region to emphasize the joke. The maps illustrate the imaginary Australis and Antarctic continent and with non-places on the Americas as well hence its inclusion in Church and Sabin.Referências/References:Sabin 29819; Gibson Francis Bacon 213. Firpo Bibliografia 2 pag. 95. Rarissimo. ESTC S103674; Church II 54; STC rev. 12685.3; Shaaber; British Authors Printed Abroad H49; Alden & Landis European Americana 606/61.For a detailed bibliographical study of the editions of this and their points see: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 74 1980 pp. 1/12. On Hall see: The Dictionary of National Biography XXIV 75/80. On the Jesuit library’s bibliography see: Bib. Authors of Burgundy P. Papillon 1745. M-9-C-39 unknown
réf. 145323Guildford: Genesis/Hedley 2020. Signed limited edition number 1843 out of 5000 copies. This copy signed by Francis Bacon Peter Blake Adam Cooper Terry Doran Allen Jones Stash Klossowski Sandy Leiberson Bridget Riley Colin Self Derek Taylor and Bill Wyman. In total there were 93 contributors to the book; each copy was signed by the project originator Bill Wyman and a random selection of the other contributors meaning that no two copies are the same. A lavish book Blinds & Shutters gathers the photographs that Michael Cooper 1941-1973 took of the 1960s music scene. First published in 1990 in a slightly different format 600 copies were published in 2020 in the special 30th anniversary binding the edition of 5000 comprises both editions. Folio. Over 600 photographs by Michael Cooper and 93 of the most influential artists writers and musicians of the Sixties. Original black buckram with black leather spine titles to front cover in yellow and white titles to spine in yellow all edges yellow with a unique photograph to the front cover pages printed on 200 gsm paper. Housed in the publisher's illustrated slipcase. All housed in the publisher's printed draw string bag. With the original packing box. All in fine condition. hardcover
réf. 145320Guildford: Genesis/Hedley 2020. Signed limited edition number 1884 out of 5000 copies. This copy signed by Francis Bacon Peter Blake Adam Cooper Terry Doran Allen Jones Stash Klossowski Sandy Leiberson Bridget Riley Colin Self Derek Taylor and Bill Wyman. In total there were 93 contributors to the book; each copy was signed by the project originator Bill Wyman and a random selection of the other contributors meaning that no two copies are the same. A lavish book Blinds & Shutters gathers the photographs that Michael Cooper 1941-1973 took of the 1960s music scene. First published in 1990 in a slightly different format 600 copies were published in 2020 in the special 30th anniversary binding the edition of 5000 comprises both editions. Folio. Over 600 photographs by Michael Cooper and 93 of the most influential artists writers and musicians of the Sixties. Original black buckram with black leather spine titles to front cover in yellow and white titles to spine in yellow all edges yellow with a unique photograph to the front cover pages printed on 200 gsm paper. Housed in the publisher's illustrated slipcase. All housed in the publisher's printed draw string bag. With the original packing box. All in fine condition. hardcover
1971réf. TH216649Thames & Hudson London 1971. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. This copy boldly signed by Francis Bacon on the front blank fly-leaf no other marks or inscriptions. The first substantial monograph on Bacon. 1st printing. Heavy 4to. in dark brown cloth gilt lettering to spine gilt embossed motif to front cover 242pp including numerous frontispiece and fold-out colour plates index. Supplied with provenance __CONDITION : An extremely well preserved FINE very clean and tight copy still close to new hint of tanning to leaves in an very faintly tanned but otherwise AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy. . NOTE: Depending on destination this item may require an extra payment for insurance. If so orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost. __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Thames & Hudson, London hardcover
1696réf. 419681696. Very Good. thick Folio 33cm. pp.12 668 673-676 669-672 677-14021403-1406 1415-1584 & pp.130; & pp. 32 i.e. 64 11. Signatures: 6 A-2E6 2F2 2F4 2F3 2F5-316 3K4-3P4 3Q2 3Q3 3Ql 3Q4 3R- 4H4 I6; 2 2 A-2G2 l; 32 - 2 1. ~ ~ In contemporary full vellum over wood boards some dust soiling titles in red and black rubricated printed in double columns woodcut printer's devices on titles early ownership signatures on top and bottom title page margins head and tail pieces throughout rear past-down and fly-leaf have ink notations notes and small ownership stamp on front paste-down endpaper lower fold over vellum edges onto the boards open make the wood boards visible along those edges foxing throughout but text is readable clear throughout ms spine title somewhat worn a few dark dust staining on the spine which is common with early vellum a very good sound copy. ~ ~ Works separately located at." BL BNF DNB GBV and BVB; European Americana 696/104 Grosser. Francis Bacon described by DNB as "the British Socrates "was educated at Cambridge and studied law at Gray's Inn. He was elected to Parliament during the contentious period of religious division and he wrote many opinions on the issue which he hoped would bring him favour with Queen Elizabeth. He allied himself with the Earl of Essex but the friendship was tested many times over the years with both men having alternating high profiles at Elizabeth's court. Bacon was a prolific writer not only in parliamentary opinions and on works of law but he also wrote literary scientific and philosophical essays. ~ Simon Johann Arnold's edition of Bacon's collected works rendered in Latin from the original English. First published in 1665 this more complete edition features an array of Bacon's work concerning philosophy literature and science. ~~ Samuel Grosser was a classical scholar and member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He was rector of a school in Gorlitz Germany for more than 40 years and wrote a number of works related to political history. This work gives a synopsis of pre-18th century European and American geographical and political history. Christoph Schrader was an educator and inspector general of schools in the Duchy of Brunswick- Wolfenbiittel. He contributed in large measure to the pedagogical structure of the principality after the Thirty Years' War. This work is a chronological guide to historical events from the birth of Christ to 1688. unknown
réf. 20341Paris: Maeght Editeur. 1966. First edition. First edition. Inscribed by Francis Bacon to the director of the Tate Gallery. Publisher's original colour lithograph card covers. The contents with five single sheet colour lithographs and one folding triptych colour lithograph loose as issued. Further illustrations throughout. The text by Michel Leiris and an interview with Bacon by David Sylvester is in French. An excellent near fine copy the covers without tears or creasing the contents bright throughout. A very attractive complete example of the Francis Bacon issue of Derriere Le Miroir. Inscribed by the artist in green pen on the inside cover "To Norman Reid / with all my best wishes / Francis Bacon". A fabulous association copy. The recipient Sir Norman Reid served as the Director of the Tate Gallery from 1964 to 1980. During his 16 years as Director through major acquisitions and ground-breaking exhibitions he transformed an English institution into an internationally acclaimed museum recognised as one of the leading museums of modern art in the world. A trained painter himself Reid formed strong relationships with several major artists that led to important works being donated to the Gallery. Mark Rothko's Seagram murals and work by Barbara Hepworth Ben Nicholson Naum Gabo and Henry Moore were all gifted to the Tate largely as a result of the personal respect the artists had for its Director. Notably the year of this publication and presumably Bacon's presentation inscription coincides with the Tate's first purchase of a Francis Bacon painting Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne 1966. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Paris: Maeght Editeur. 1966 unknown
1975réf. BACONFRA001782Thames and Hudson London. 1975. First edition. Quarto. 128 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations. Colour pictorial card wrappers.Presentation copy from the artist inscribed on the half-title page: ''For Peter Owen with all best wishes - Francis Bacon''. Owen had a flat next door to Bacon's studio and the two men became friends and drinking partners at the French house in Soho. Bacon once described Owen with only slight exaggeration as ''the only publisher in England who produces anything interesting''.Head of spine slightly scuffed. Near fine. Thames and Hudson, London. unknown
1934réf. 8376London: J. Weiner for Roadway Publications 1934. Quad royal station wall map 101.5 x 127 cms 40 x 50 inches printed in colours blank verso; an extremely detailed map of central London published for display in stations across the Underground network. The first edition of this map was printed in 1932 but the introduction of Beck's diagram in 1933 did not obviate the need for geographically accurate maps which pinpointed the location of Undergound stations in the central area in relation to the surface topography. The lines themselves though colour-coded are given minimal prominence so as not to disrupt the street plan. The red discs denoting stations are in the style of the earliest roundels introduced in 1908 and superseded by the modern bar and circle bullseye in 1917. In the context of this map even in minute form they prove a highly effective means of drawing the eye to the stations without intruding greatly on the surrounding cartography. The map was printed under licence from G.W. Bacon & Co Ltd a firm noted for its large-scale mapping of London whether in the form of folding maps or the detailed Atlases of London and Suburbs published from the 1880s onwards. Map J. Weiner for Roadway Publications, unknown
1648réf. 750821648. 4 titles in 1 book. London: 1637-1648. 4 titles in 1 book. London: 1637-1648. A Volume of Legal Tracts 1639-1648 Belonging to the Rev. Francis Astry Dyer Sir James 1512-1582. Brograve Sir John d.1613. Risden Thomas. Three Learned Readings Made Upon Three Very Usefull Statutes: The First . Upon the Statute of 32.H.8.Chap.I. Of Wills . The Second . Upon the Statute of 27.H.8.Chap.10. Concerning Jointures. The Third . Upon the Statute of 8.Hen.6. Chap.9. Of Forcible Entry. London: Printed for W. Lee et al. 1648. iv 12 i.e. 123 1 pp. Bound with Coke Sir Edward 1552-1634. A Little Treatise of Baile and Maineprize. London: Printed for William Cooke 1637. iv 33 1 pp. And Bacon Sir Francis 1561-1626. Cases of Treason. London: Printed by the Assignes of John More 1641. iv 35 1 pp. And Real Property. A Briefe Declaration for What Manner of Speciall Nusance Concerning Private Dwelling Houses A Man May Have His Remedy.Unfolded in the Arguments And Opinions of Foure Famous Sages of the Common Law. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes for William Cooke 1639. ii 45 1 pp. Together 4 works in one volume. Quarto 7" x 5"; 17.8 x 12.7 cm. Contemporary speckled calf blind rules to boards and board edges blind fillets to spine. Very light rubbing to boards which are slightly bowed and board edges moderate rubbing to joints which are starting slightly at ends minor crack across foot of spine corners just bumped and lightly worn hinges cracked front pastedown loosening. Moderate toning to interior light foxing and soiling in a few places a few partial cracks to text block all leaves secure folded corners and small tears to edges of a few leaves not affecting text fore and bottom edges of A Little Treatise untrimmed brief later pencil annotation to p. 5 of first work. Later c.1741 ink and pencil annotations to endleaves with later pencil annotation to p. 5 of first work circular ink stamp Cornwell House of Francis Penyston to front endleaf. An appealing volume with an interesting provenance. $4800. Only editions. A group of important treatises on a range of topics in the common law including Coke's overview of the law of bail and Bacon on treason felony and the king's prerogative. The first work focuses on property law including D. unknown
1648réf. 750821648. 4 titles in 1 book. London: 1637-1648. 4 titles in 1 book. London: 1637-1648. A Volume of Legal Tracts 1639-1648 Belonging to the Rev. Francis Astry Dyer Sir James 1512-1582. Brograve Sir John d.1613. Risden Thomas. Three Learned Readings Made Upon Three Very Usefull Statutes: The First . Upon the Statute of 32.H.8.Chap.I. Of Wills . The Second . Upon the Statute of 27.H.8.Chap.10. Concerning Jointures. The Third . Upon the Statute of 8.Hen.6. Chap.9. Of Forcible Entry. London: Printed for W. Lee et al. 1648. iv 12 i.e. 123 1 pp. Bound with Coke Sir Edward 1552-1634. A Little Treatise of Baile and Maineprize. London: Printed for William Cooke 1637. iv 33 1 pp. And Bacon Sir Francis 1561-1626. Cases of Treason. London: Printed by the Assignes of John More 1641. iv 35 1 pp. And Real Property. A Briefe Declaration for What Manner of Speciall Nusance Concerning Private Dwelling Houses A Man May Have His Remedy.Unfolded in the Arguments And Opinions of Foure Famous Sages of the Common Law. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes for William Cooke 1639. ii 45 1 pp. Together 4 works in one volume. Quarto 7" x 5"; 17.8 x 12.7 cm. Contemporary speckled calf blind rules to boards and board edges blind fillets to spine. Very light rubbing to boards which are slightly bowed and board edges moderate rubbing to joints which are starting slightly at ends minor crack across foot of spine corners just bumped and lightly worn hinges cracked front pastedown loosening. Moderate toning to interior light foxing and soiling in a few places a few partial cracks to text block all leaves secure folded corners and small tears to edges of a few leaves not affecting text fore and bottom edges of A Little Treatise untrimmed brief later pencil annotation to p. 5 of first work. Later c.1741 ink and pencil annotations to endleaves with later pencil annotation to p. 5 of first work circular ink stamp Cornwell House of Francis Penyston to front endleaf. An appealing volume with an interesting provenance. $4800. Only editions. A group of important treatises on a range of topics in the common law including Coke's overview of the law of bail and Bacon on treason felony and the king's prerogative. The first work focuses on property law including D. unknown books
1985réf. TH253048Harry N Abrams New York 1985. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Inscribed and signed by Francis Bacon in thick pencil on the half title leaf below his printed name. Large heavy Quarto size 4to. in dark green cloth gilt lettering to spine. 246pp on thick art paper including approx 110pp of finely printed large full page colour plates plus 21 large foldout leaves for the triptychs and an extensive bibliography at the rear. Bacon was almost always happy to sign books and catalogues but he was rarely asked so signed items are uncommon __CONDITION : An exceptionally well preserved AS NEW unread or barely read copy in an AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy. __NOTE Due to size and/or weight posting to some destinations outside the UK will cost more than the shipping price shown. If so orders made by card will only be completed after you have approved any extra cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Harry N Abrams, New York hardcover
1624réf. 6319Paris: Pierre Mettayer 1624. Second Printing. Quarto 22 cm; 16 540 pages. Woodcut initials and ornaments. Roman and italic type. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page. In contemporary full brown plain leather boards spine with five raised bands compartments decorated in gilt with title stamped in gilt directly on spine "Verulami de Augm. Sc.". Ownership inscriptions on title page dated 1724. Text unmarred. References: Gibson "Bacon" 130. Second printing after the London edition the previous year and the first European printing of Bacon's "De augmentis scientiarum." Effectively a greatly expanded version in Latin of his "Advancement of Learning" 1605 this is the book that in its Paris printing spread the word of the scientific method across Europe influencing Descartes and the philosophers of the Enlightenment Locke Leibniz Huygens and Voltaire. Pierre Mettayer hardcover
1624réf. 6319Paris: Pierre Mettayer 1624. Second Printing. Quarto 22 cm; 16 540 pages. Woodcut initials and ornaments. Roman and italic type. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page. In contemporary full brown plain leather boards spine with five raised bands compartments decorated in gilt with title stamped in gilt directly on spine "Verulami de Augm. Sc.". Ownership inscriptions on title page dated 1724. Text unmarred. References: Gibson "Bacon" 130. Second printing after the London edition the previous year and the first European printing of Bacon's "De augmentis scientiarum." Effectively a greatly expanded version in Latin of his "Advancement of Learning" 1605 this is the book that in its Paris printing spread the word of the scientific method across Europe influencing Descartes and the philosophers of the Enlightenment Locke Leibniz Huygens and Voltaire. Pierre Mettayer hardcover books
1618réf. 3463London: Bonham Norton and John Bill 1618. Rare first edition first issue of the defense of James Is execution of Sir Walter Raleigh written by Francis Bacon and with according to Bacon very material additions by the king himself. The work describes the circumstances surrounding Raleighs final voyage to America in 1618 with the purpose of locating a fabled gold mine and includes the text of Raleighs commission. In the event his expedition ended up seizing the island of St. Thomas and killing its Spanish governor an ostensible act of war against Englands ally. Back in England Raleigh who had already been sentenced to death in 1603 on another conviction was tried by a commission headed by Bacon and executed in October 1618. The English public was appalled: To sacrifice to a concealed enemy of England the life of the only man in the nation who had a high reputation for valor and military experience was regarded as meanness and indiscretion and the intimate connections which the king was now entering into with Spain being universally distasteful rendered this proof of his complaisance still more invidious and unpopular David Hume History of England. The present volume is the governments hasty attempt to justify the execution. Bacon as a member of the council that had sentenced Raleigh appears to have been the main author. In a letter to a friend he mentioned the work and the kings input: We have put the Declaration touching Raleigh to press with his Majestys additions which were very material and fit to proceed from his Majesty cf. Pforzheimer 819. The work is known in at least two issues a first issue of 63 pages and a second of 68. STC and Pforzheimer originally took the present to be the second issue but the STC has since revised its opinion based on the research by Starkey published in his Library article of 1948. STC 2nd ed. 20652.5; Gibson Francis Bacon 369c; Starkey The printing of a declaration of the demeanor and carriage of Sir Walter Raleigh 1618 The Library 5th series 3 1948 124-34. 4to. 16.6 x 11.4 cm 4 63 1 pp. including initial blank signed A in a woodcut tailpiece. Bound in later paneled calf title stamped on spine lower portion of spine damaged slightly worn at extremities. INTERNAL CONDITION Generally very good. Bonham Norton and John Bill
1618réf. 3463London: Bonham Norton and John Bill 1618. Rare first edition first issue of the defense of James Is execution of Sir Walter Raleigh written by Francis Bacon and with according to Bacon very material additions by the king himself. The work describes the circumstances surrounding Raleighs final voyage to America in 1618 with the purpose of locating a fabled gold mine and includes the text of Raleighs commission. In the event his expedition ended up seizing the island of St. Thomas and killing its Spanish governor an ostensible act of war against Englands ally. Back in England Raleigh who had already been sentenced to death in 1603 on another conviction was tried by a commission headed by Bacon and executed in October 1618. The English public was appalled: To sacrifice to a concealed enemy of England the life of the only man in the nation who had a high reputation for valor and military experience was regarded as meanness and indiscretion and the intimate connections which the king was now entering into with Spain being universally distasteful rendered this proof of his complaisance still more invidious and unpopular David Hume History of England. The present volume is the governments hasty attempt to justify the execution. Bacon as a member of the council that had sentenced Raleigh appears to have been the main author. In a letter to a friend he mentioned the work and the kings input: We have put the Declaration touching Raleigh to press with his Majestys additions which were very material and fit to proceed from his Majesty cf. Pforzheimer 819. The work is known in at least two issues a first issue of 63 pages and a second of 68. STC and Pforzheimer originally took the present to be the second issue but the STC has since revised its opinion based on the research by Starkey published in his Library article of 1948. STC 2nd ed. 20652.5; Gibson Francis Bacon 369c; Starkey The printing of a declaration of the demeanor and carriage of Sir Walter Raleigh 1618 The Library 5th series 3 1948 124-34. 4to. 16.6 x 11.4 cm 4 63 1 pp. including initial blank signed A in a woodcut tailpiece. Bound in later paneled calf title stamped on spine lower portion of spine damaged slightly worn at extremities. INTERNAL CONDITION Generally very good. Bonham Norton and John Bill books
1622réf. 114526London: Printed by Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Scarce first edition first issue of Sir Francis Bacon's influential history of the reign of King Henry VII with "Highnesse" at the conclusion of the dedication and “souldiers” 3 line 12 Pforzheimer 32; STC 1159. Quarto bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands red morocco spine label lettered in gilt all edges red woodcut frontispiece portrait of Henry VII elaborate architectural borders to the title page woodcut headpieces and initials. From the library of book collector Frederick Spiegelberg with his bookplate to the pastedown. In near fine condition exceptionally clean internally. Published shortly after the end of his career as Lord Chancellor and release from the Tower of London Bacon's Historie set a new standard for historical accuracy particularly in regards to its subject. “None of the histories which had been written before conveyed any idea either of the distinctive character of Henry VII or the real business of his reign. Every history that has been written since has derived all its light from this and followed its guidance in every question of importance; and the additional materials which come to light from time to time and enable us to make many corrections in the history of the events only serve to confirm and illustrate the truth of its interpretation of them” DNB. Printed by Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret hardcover
1978réf. 45158CARLSEN 1978. 1. softcover. CARLSEN paperback
1613réf. 319858London: John Beale for John Jaggard 1613. Beale piracy with "Aturney" on title-page. Title within border of printer's ornaments head- and tailpieces woodcut initials "Of the Colours" section title. 232 pp. Collation: A2-O8 P3 lacking blanks A1 and P4. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum manuscript title on spine. Title and terminal leaf soiled and worn with some small chips at edges small void in the title touching the ornamental border two small voids in terminal leaf costing a couple letters. Beale piracy with "Aturney" on title-page. Title within border of printer's ornaments head- and tailpieces woodcut initials "Of the Colours" section title. 232 pp. Collation: A2-O8 P3 lacking blanks A1 and P4. Small 8vo. There were three editions of Bacon's Essayes dated 1613 with a Jaggard imprint. The first printed by Jaggard after the 1612 Beale edition of the Essayes has the spelling "Atturny" for "Attorney" on the title-page. The other two printings which spell "Attorney" as "Aturney" as here and "Atturney" are in fact counterfeit editions printed by the same John Beale whose 1612 edition stood as the model for Jaggard's 1613 edition. There is some debate about Jaggard's right to print the Essayes as he never registered the work with the Stationers' Company see Pforzheimer 29 for the arguments. The Essayes of statesman and philosopher Francis Bacon 1561-1626 treat moral and political topics in "a terse aphoristic style . which Bacon conceived as a genre setting down discrete observations on life and aspiring to some kind of objective validity" ODNB. "In an age of complicated and superficial verbiage Bacon turns the licence of imaginative and allusive expression into an instrument of accurate and chastened thought" Cambridge History of English and American Literature. The Essayes were originally circulated in manuscript among Bacon's friends - the threat of a pirated edition by Richard Seeger lead to Bacon entrusting the work to Humfrey Hooper for publication in 1597. ESTC S100361; Gibson 9; Pforzheimer 29 [John Beale] for John Jaggard unknown
1613réf. 319858London: John Beale for John Jaggard 1613. Beale piracy with "Aturney" on title-page. Title within border of printer's ornaments head- and tailpieces woodcut initials "Of the Colours" section title. 232 pp. Collation: A2-O8 P3 lacking blanks A1 and P4. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum manuscript title on spine. Title and terminal leaf soiled and worn with some small chips at edges small void in the title touching the ornamental border two small voids in terminal leaf costing a couple letters. Beale piracy with "Aturney" on title-page. Title within border of printer's ornaments head- and tailpieces woodcut initials "Of the Colours" section title. 232 pp. Collation: A2-O8 P3 lacking blanks A1 and P4. Small 8vo. There were three editions of Bacon's Essayes dated 1613 with a Jaggard imprint. The first printed by Jaggard after the 1612 Beale edition of the Essayes has the spelling "Atturny" for "Attorney" on the title-page. The other two printings which spell "Attorney" as "Aturney" as here and "Atturney" are in fact counterfeit editions printed by the same John Beale whose 1612 edition stood as the model for Jaggard's 1613 edition. There is some debate about Jaggard's right to print the Essayes as he never registered the work with the Stationers' Company see Pforzheimer 29 for the arguments. The Essayes of statesman and philosopher Francis Bacon 1561-1626 treat moral and political topics in "a terse aphoristic style . which Bacon conceived as a genre setting down discrete observations on life and aspiring to some kind of objective validity" ODNB. "In an age of complicated and superficial verbiage Bacon turns the licence of imaginative and allusive expression into an instrument of accurate and chastened thought" Cambridge History of English and American Literature. The Essayes were originally circulated in manuscript among Bacon's friends - the threat of a pirated edition by Richard Seeger lead to Bacon entrusting the work to Humfrey Hooper for publication in 1597. ESTC S100361; Gibson 9; Pforzheimer 29 [John Beale] for John Jaggard unknown books
1626réf. 9176Gilt paneled full red morocco; five raised bands; gilt particulars to spine. Marbled endpapers and heavily gilt dentelles. First edition first issue with printed title dated 1626. Rebacked portrait frontispiece and additional engraved pictorial title dated 1627. The "New Atlantis" bound to rear with its own pagination and title page. Edward Micholls Henriques' armoreal bookplate to front pastedown; John Crooks signature above frontis; Richard Rockliffe signature to second Title. Frontis portrait rebacked see images 1 & 5 with restoration to borders see image5. Light moisture marks to occasional page edges. 14 266 14 47 3 pages. This copy trimmed to 7 x 10.25 inches and five blank leaves as well as blank fly leaves removed at time of rebinding. Blank Engraved 1626 Title Engraved 1627 Title Blank 1626 Title Blank Two page Dedication; A1-I4; K1-L2; L4-T4; V1-V4; X1-Z4; Aa2-Dd2; Dd4-Ll4; Mm2-Nn-2; a1-g3 Printed by J. H. [John Haviland] for William Lee at the Turkes Head in Fleet-Street hardcover
