Sales catalogue 563: Maggs Bros

Date:
1931
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/108
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 563: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    18 BACON (Sir Francis). The Essaies of Sr. Francis Bacon Knight, the Kings Atturny Generall. His Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and allowed. I2mo, fine copy in vellum, some leaves uncut at foot. Printed at London for John Jaggard, 1613. £105 Be AS AS BSE Ss Aas LHE FESSATES por Ss ONT Bacon Knight, the Kings Atturny Ge- nerall, @ His Religious Medi- J bations. @ Places of Perfwafion and Diffwafion. GUGEGHERSESIGNERSHES =) 2SReH : Seene and allowed. GOCHRHOR 60688565 ¢ Printed at London for Jobu Iag- A gard, dwelling at the Hand and Starre betweene the two Temple Gates. 16 1 3. Sree poss eS we) One of the rarest of the editions of Bacon’s ‘‘ Essays.’’ ‘* The small volume to which he has given the title of ‘ Essays,’ the best known and the most popular of all his works. It is one of those where the superiority of his genius appears to the greatest advantage; the novelty and depth of his reflections often receiving a strong relief from the triteness of the subject.’’ UNCUT COBY, 19 ——— Historia Regni Henrici Septimi Angliae Regis Opus vere poli- ticum. With engraved title. 12mo, old boards, entirely uncut. Lugd. Batavor, Apud Franc. Hackium, 1647. £3 10s The engraved title represents Dame Fortune and her wheel, surrounded by philosophers and soldiers, and is cited by Sir Edwin During- Lawrence in his ‘* Bacon is Shakespeare as a definite proof of the theory that Bacon was the author of the plays ascribed to Shakespeare. (Pp. 159-60).