BACON | The Two Books of Francis Bacon of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Humane, 1605

From the Library of the Earls of Haddington

BACON, FRANCIS

Two works bound together;

Bacon, Francis. Twoo bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of learning, divine and humane. [By Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, 1605, woodcut initials, C4r, line 5 with variant "maniable" for "amiable", without the two added leaves of errata at the end present in some copies--Cleland, James. Ero-Paideia, or, the Institution of a Young Nobleman. Oxford: Joseph Barnes, 1607. first edition, title with border and woodcut vignette, woodcut initials head and tail-pieces, with cancel-slip paste down on B1v correcting "seauen" to "sixe";

small 4to, contemporary calf blocked in blind, spine in compartments, lacking ties, worming, browning throughout, light spotting, rubbed

FIRST EDITION OF BACON'S GROUNDBREAKING SYSTEMATIC SURVEY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE, LEADING TO A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCIENCES.

LITERATURE:

ESTC S100507; ESTC S108067

PROVENANCE:

Josua Aisgill, early ownership inscription; George Baillie (1644-1738), engraved armorial bookplate; thence by descent to the Earls of Haddington

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