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Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon of the proficience and aduancement of Learning, diuine and humane.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2819TLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 27, 2015 12:00PM

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Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon of the proficience and aduancement of Learning,diuine and humane. London: for Henrie Tomes, 1605.
First edition, first variant, with the word "amiable" on line five, C4 recto; quarto, ex libris Sir Roger Twysden (1597-1672) with his signature dated 1621 in front endleaves, and extensive notes in the blanks at the end, bound in contemporary limp parchment, some repairs done in the 19th century, including the addition of wove endpapers and the firm pasting of the pastedowns to inner boards, resulting in stiffness and warping to boards; 20th century library bookplate pasted inside front board; some water staining to contents, worse at the end; marginal notes in pen and pencil, 7 x 5 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

A-L4, M2, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Ggg4, Hhh2. Hh2 final blank still conjugate and present.


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Keywords

Francis Bacon, Roger Twysden, London