Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
30 January 1912
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/299
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    23/68 page 19
    126 Astle (Thos.) Origin and Progress of Writing, numerous fac- similes, old calf, printed for the Author, 1784—Ayscough (S.) Catalogue of the MSS. Preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed, 2 vol. in 1, printed for the Compiler, 1782—Fenn (John) Original Letters, vol. I-II, in 1 vol. fac- similes, rough calf, Robinson, 1787 4to. (3) 127 Aubrey (John) Letters Written by Eminent Persons in the 17th and 18th Centuries, ete. 2 vol. in 1, half calf gilt, 1813— Chandler (Dr. R.) Life of Wm. Waynflete, Bp. of Winchester, portrait and plates, calf, imp. 8vo, 1811—Johnson (Dr. J. N). Life of Thomas Linacre, Physician to King Henry VIII, half calf, 1835—Strype’s Life of Sir John Cheke, portrait, Oxf. 1821; and two others 8vo. (6) 128 Augustinus (S.) Sermo Super Orationem dominicam, lit. goth. long lines, 27 to a full page (8 Ul. without marks) | Hain *1989], teat rubricated, paper cover absque ulla nota | Colon. U. Zel, 14—|] 129 Bacon (Lord) Tue Twoo BookEs oF FRANCIS BACON. OF THE PROFICIENCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, divine and humane. To the King. FIRST EDITION, new calf gilt, r. e. RARE sm. 4to. Printed for Henrie Tomes and sould at his shop at Graies Inne Gate in Holborne, 1605 130 Bacon (Lord) The Essaies of S* Francis Bacon, Knight, the King’s Atturney Generall. His Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion (and The Colours of Good and Evil)’ [dedication to Sir John Constable], wants blank for Aj, D6 slightly defective, a few headlines shaved, some rough lower edges ; crushed green morocco extra, g. é. by Leighton, RARE EDITION sm. 8vo. Printed for John Jaggard betweene the two Temple Gates, 1613 131 Bacon (Lord) The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall, newly enlarged (with The Colours of Good and Evill), old signature of Thomas Reade on title, modern calf antique, g. e. large and clean copy of a scarce edition sm. 4to. Printed by John Haviland and sold by R. Allot, 1629 132 Bacon (Lord) The Historie of the Life and Reigne of King Henry the Seventh, FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER, fine por- trait by John Payne and ornamental woodcut title, modern tree-calf gilt, plain edges, with black marginal rulings, and original blank fly-leaves, FINE COPY sm. folio. W. Stansby for M. Lownes and Wm. Basset, 1622 133 Bacon (Lord) Instauratio Magna, FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER, jine engraved title by S. Pass, old morocco (worn), the teat jine and clean, RARE folio. apud Joannem Billinus, 1620 C2
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3