BACON, Sir FRANCIS. The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall...newly enlarged. London: Printed by John Haviland for Hanna Barret, and Richard Whitaker 1625. Small 4to, red morocco, spine gilt-lettered, g.e., by Riviere, two-one-inch cracks in front outer joint. FIRST COMPLETE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of Bacon's Essayes (the twelfth edition overall and the last to appear in his lifetime), with the apparent front blank, numerous woodcut initials, 3 woodcut headpieces. Pforzheimer 30 (second issue); STC 1147.
BACON, Sir FRANCIS. The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall...newly enlarged. London: Printed by John Haviland for Hanna Barret, and Richard Whitaker 1625. Small 4to, red morocco, spine gilt-lettered, g.e., by Riviere, two-one-inch cracks in front outer joint. FIRST COMPLETE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of Bacon's Essayes (the twelfth edition overall and the last to appear in his lifetime), with the apparent front blank, numerous woodcut initials, 3 woodcut headpieces. Pforzheimer 30 (second issue); STC 1147.
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