Sales catalogue 1: Frank R. Brown

Date:
1935
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/28/1
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 1: Frank R. Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PIRES, AND PRINCIPALITIES OF THE WORLD, Represented by ye description of Countries, maners of Inhabitants, Riches of Prouinces, Forces, Gouernment, Religion, and the Princes that haue gouerned in euery Estate, With the beginning of all Militarie and Religious Orders, Translated out of French by Edw. Grimstone, folio, old calf, engraved title in compartments, FINE COPY, 161 See C1988. 51 BABINGTON (Gervase) THE WORKES of the Right Reverend Father in God, Gervase Babington, late Bishop of Worces- ter, folio, ovig. calf, vepaived, 1622 10/6 S.T.C. 1079. Title cut close and repaired, some leaves water stained. 52 BACON (Sir Francis) HISTORIE OF THE RAIGNE - OF - —-KING HENRY -THE SEVENTH, sm. folio, contemp. calf, re- backed, title within woodcut border, wanting portvait, First EDITION, 1622 18/- S.T.C. 1159. ‘‘Every history which has been written since has derived all its light from this, and followed its guidance in every question of importance.” N.B. 53 BACON (Sir Francis) THE HISTORIE OF THE RAIGNE OF KING HENRY THE SEVENTH, folio, old calf, title within wood- cut border, wanting portrait as seems usual, 1629 15/- S.F.C. 1161. <A few margins scribbled on. 54 BACON (Sir Francis) THE HISTORIE OF THE REIGNE OF KING HENRY THE SEVENTH, folio, original sheep-skin, fine portrait of Bacon by Marshall dated 1640, London, 1641 21/- _ Except that the title-page is not well centred, this is an extremely fine copy. 55 BACON (Sir Francis) THE TWO BOOKES OP tie - PROPICIENCE AND “AD= AND HuMANE, 4to, half calf, 1629 S.T.C. 1165. This copy is a little water-stained. 56 BACON (Sir Francis) SYLVA SYLVA- RUM; or, A Natural History in Ten Cen- turies, folio, contemp. calf, vebacked, por- tvait and engraved title, 1631 15/- S.T.C. 1171. Corners of four leaves a little frayed. At the end is ‘‘New Atlantis,’ with separate title, new signatures and pagination. 57 BACON (Sir Francis} SYLVA SYLVA- RUM; or, A Naturall History, In Ten Cen- turies, Published after the Author’s death by William Rawley, folio, contemp. calf, portrait of Bacon (mounted), 1635 21/- S.T.C. 1172. This copy has the printed title only. A clean and tall copy, with the rare last leaf containing ‘‘His Lordship’s Usual Receipt for the Gout,” verso blank. At the end is ‘‘New Atlantis, A Worke un- finished,” with separate title, new pagination and signatures. 58 BACON (Sir Francis) SYLVA SYLVA- RUM; or, A Naturall History, In Ten Cen- turies, folio, ovig. sheep, vebacked, engraved title mounted, portrait, edges of a few leaves ink-stained, 1669 9/- At the end is ‘‘New Atlantis,’’ with separate title. 25/- or, bringing into Publick Light several Pieces of the Works, Civil, Historical, Philosophical, and Theological, hitherto sleeping of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon ... In Two Parts, by William Raw- ley, Third Edition, According to the Best Corrected Copies, together with his Lord- ship’s Life. [First EDITION of the Second Part], folio, ovig. calf, vebacked, with en- graved portrait of Bacon and with the original blank leaf between parts I. and II., 1671-70 £2 Small worm-hole in lower blank margin of first few leaves and margin of last leaf strengthened. THE RESUSCITATIO; or, A Collection of several pieces of the Works of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon, folio, contemp. calf, FIRST EDITION, 1670-1 20/- There is a separate title to each piece. In this copy the Natural and Experimental History of Winds, which has separate pagination and signatures, has been bound first. The second part of Resuscitatio is scarce, rarely appearing separately. COUNSELS, Civir anp MOoRAL, . With a Table of the Colours of Good and Evil, Whereunto is added the Wisdom of the Ancients, 8vo, contemp. calf, hinges ane 1673 10/6 Certain Genuine Remains of Sr. Francis Bacon, in Arguments Civil and Moral, Natural, Medical, Theological and Biblio- graphical, Now the first time faithfully published, 8vo, org. calf, vebacked, fine portvait by Van Houe, vemargined, FIRST EDITION, 1679 £1/10/- This was published by Thomas Tenison, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, who wrote the ‘‘Discourse by way of introduction,” which contains ‘‘An Account of all the Lord Bacon’s works,’’ and which is of great interest to bibliographers. Certain Genuine Remains of Sir Francis Bacon, In Arguments Civil and Moral, Theological, Medical, Natural, Biblio- graphical, 8vo, calf eee portrait, Second Edition, 1684 10/6 See note to previous item. MORALL PHYLOSOPHIE, contaynyng the sayinges of the wyse, Gathered and Englyshed by Wylm Baldwyn, sm. 8vo, BLack LETTER, contemp. calf, with blind tooled border on sides, back wormed at top and botiom, [1547] 12/6 S.T.C. 1253. Lower part of A3 torn away, and wanting D8 and six leaves of last sheet (R). The title is within woodcut border representing the printer’s device (McKerrow 101). the Grounds tending to Separation, 4to, contemp. sheep, vebacked, small corner torn from margin of title, Cambridge, 1640 12/= S0.E. 1313.
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