Bacon,Francis] Fr. Baconis De Verulam. Angliae Cancellarii
Title
DE AUGMENTIS SCIENTIARUM Lib. IX.
PlacePub
Lugd. Batavorum (Leiden)
Publisher
Adrian Wijngaerden
Date
1652
Illustrations
Engraved handsome titlepage showing Bacon seated and an emblematic child.
Description
Duodecimo contemporary calf with spine extra gilt on 4 raised bands (rebacked with old spine relaid/tips worn) Engraved titlepage +[18]pp to the reader & contents] +684pp +[2]pp chapter heads +[57]pp index. Two leaves with paper loss to margin only not affecting text. Titlepage has faint offset of purple round Victorian library stamp which is on the pastedown and also marginal name stamp. The pastedown has some contemporary Latin notes in ink. No free endpaper, neat gutter strip between pastedown and engraved titlepage and between engraved titlepage and A2. No other writing and only minimal fingring to a few leaves with slight browning of engraved titlepage and first few pages which are flexible and strong. *Important and influential work on the new classification of science here in Latin for continental readers.
Booknumber
V69785
Price
Price: GBP 130.00 or USD 192.00
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