RARE FRANCIS BACON APOPHTHEGMES AND OLD 1625 1ST ED
Item History & Price
GAGEPOSTAL BOOKS
Antiquarianand Theological Bookseller
Memberof the P.B.F.A.A SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF FRANCIS BACON'S:Apophthegmes
NEWAND
OLD.COLLECTEDBY
THE RIGHT HO-
NOURABLE,
Francis
LO.VERULAM,
Viscount
St.ALBAN.LONDON,
Printedfor HannaBarret, and
RichardWhittaker, and are to be
sold at the Kings head in
PaulsChurch-yard, 1625.The book measures 4¾ x 2¾", it has [2] + 307 +[1] pages; it is lacking the initial blank leaf , and the ti...tle page is a good quality facsimile on old paper. It is otherwise STC 1115 complete. The later full morocco binding has some fading, it is sound. There are ink inscriptions on the endpapers. There is some browning in the first few leaves and a little staining in the inner margin of a few leaves, the text is otherwise clean and crisp.A rare title - no other copies currently for sale. Recent auction records of £2000 for copies of this book.We will post by Royal Mail First Class post within the U.K. International post will be by Airmail. It will beinsured. Should the item not be as described, we will refund infull upon its return.
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