Bacon (Sir Francis) De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum Libri IX, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting, a few small stains, lightly browned, 19th century speckled calf, gilt, joints split, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, [Gibson 130], small 4to, Paris, Typis Petri Mettayer, 1624. ⁂ The first continental edition, and second edition overall, of Bacon's rallying cry for the advancement of learning.
Bacon (Sir Francis) De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum Libri IX, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting, a few small stains, lightly browned, 19th century speckled calf, gilt, joints split, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, [Gibson 130], small 4to, Paris, Typis Petri Mettayer, 1624. ⁂ The first continental edition, and second edition overall, of Bacon's rallying cry for the advancement of learning.
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