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BACON, Francis (1561-1629). The Tvvoo Bookes of ... the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, divine and humane . London: for Henrie Tomes, 1605. Small 4° (175 x 137mm). With the blank 3H2. (Lacking the 2 errata leaves not often found, torn lower corner of 3H1 repaired, title and last few leaves soiled and spotted, light browning and spotting throughout.) 19th-century half-calf (rubbed). Provenance : Paulus Wood (early signature on title) -- Tho. Whiston (early inscription on title) -- J. Clement ex dono D n e M[ary] Whiston (later inscription on title) -- a few early scribbles on title, verso of final leaf and rear blank.
BACON, Francis (1561-1629). The Tvvoo Bookes of ... the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, divine and humane . London: for Henrie Tomes, 1605. Small 4° (175 x 137mm). With the blank 3H2. (Lacking the 2 errata leaves not often found, torn lower corner of 3H1 repaired, title and last few leaves soiled and spotted, light browning and spotting throughout.) 19th-century half-calf (rubbed). Provenance : Paulus Wood (early signature on title) -- Tho. Whiston (early inscription on title) -- J. Clement ex dono D n e M[ary] Whiston (later inscription on title) -- a few early scribbles on title, verso of final leaf and rear blank. FIRST EDITION. 'A very few copies have appended two leaves of Errata ... such copies were probably of the latest sold' (Pforzheimer 36); Gibson 81; STC 1164.