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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: The Macmillan Company, 1916
Anbieter: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. 1916. Reprinted. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Minor wear marks to boards.
Verlag: The Franklin LIbrary, 1982
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. A lovely book bound in full leather with raised bands, gilt decoration, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Near fine, with minor spotting on the edges.
Verlag: Zodiac Books
Anbieter: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irland
Zustand: Very Good. . " Zodiac Books, 1949, 1st edn. in very fine condition with no edge tanning; half-title page slightly crumpled at top corner; 64pp including facsimile of original title page of 1612; Essays are: Of truth | Of death | Of revenge | Of parents and children | Of marriage and single life | Of love | Of great place | Of travel | Of delays | Of dispatch | Of expense | Of suspicion | Of riches | Of ambition | Of youth and age | Of beauty | Of building | Of gardens | Of negotiating | Of studies | Of praise | Of anger | Of vicissitude | Of things 7?x4?". ". . . . .
Verlag: The Franklin Library, Franklin C, 1982
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Leather Bound. Zustand: Very Good.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Anbieter: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, USA
ISBN-13: 9781584772484; ISBN-10: 1584772484. Bacon, Sir Francis. The Elements of the Common Laws of England, Branched into a Double Tract: The One Contayning A Collection of Some Principal Rules and Maxims of the Common Law, With Their Latitude and Extent. Explicated for the More Facile Introduction of Such as are Studiously Addicted to That Noble Profession. [With] The Other: The Use of the Common Law, for the Preservation of our Persons, Goods, and Good Names. According to the Laws and Customs of this Land. Originally published: London: Printed by the Assignes of I. More Esq., 1630. xix, 104, vii, 84 pp. Reprinted 2003, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772484; ISBN-10: 1584772484. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * The Elements of the Common Laws of England is the general title for a work that is comprised of two different treatises: A Collection of Some Principall Rules and Maximes of the Common Lawes of England and The Use of the Law, Provided for the Preservation of Our Persons, Goods and Good Names. The first contains a set of twenty-five maxims, or regulae. One of the earliest, if not first, collections of maxims on English law, it is remarkable for its stylistic vigor, intellectual rigor, meticulousness and clarity. The second treatise is a review of the history and practical application of criminal law, estate law, personal property law and the law of slander (i.e. "the preservation of our good names from shame and infamy"). The Use of the Law is probably not in fact by Bacon; it was first printed anonymously as Part II of The Lawyers Light (1629) by Sir John Doddridge. Among America's Founding Fathers, Jefferson held Bacon in high esteem. In a 1789 letter to John Trumbull, he said he considered Bacon, Locke and Newton to be "the three greatest men that have ever lived, without any exception." One of the great intellectuals of his era, Bacon [1561-1626] held the posts of Solicitor General, Attorney General and Lord Chancellor during the reign of James I.
Verlag: William Benton, Encyclopaedia Britannica, CHICAGO, 1952
Anbieter: Biblioteca di Babele, Tarquinia, VT, Italien
Zustand: OTTIMO USATO. Great Books of the western world INGLESE N.30 della collana diretta da Robert Maynard Hutchins, tre opere in un unico volume, pagine ottimamente conservate, testo su due colonne, rilegatura editoriale in tutta similpelle marrone, con titoli d'oro al solo dorso su sfondi rossi, ben preservata. Numero pagine 214.
Verlag: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., CHICAGO, 1952
Anbieter: Biblioteca di Babele, Tarquinia, VT, Italien
Zustand: OTTIMO USATO. Great books of the western world INGLESE Volume numero 30 della collana Great books of the western world diretta da Robert Maynard Hutchins. Legatura in similpelle marrone, con titoli e fili in oro solo al dorso, ottimamente conservata. Interno integro, con testo a due colonne e lievemente ingiallito. Numero pagine 214.
Verlag: William Benton, Encyclopaedia Britannica, USA, 1988
Anbieter: Biblioteca di Babele, Tarquinia, VT, Italien
Zustand: BUONO USATO. XXXED. Great books of the western world INGLESE Volume in lingua inglese dalla coperta rigida in simil pelle e mezza tela marrone con titoli e fregi impressi in argento al dorso complessivamente in buono stato di conservazione. Pagine minimamente ingiallite dal tempo con testo a due colonne e bordi superiori esterni tinti in oro. Volume numero "30" della collana "Great books of the western world" curata e diretta da Robert Maynard Hutchins. Opera edita in collaborazione con "The University of Chicago". Numero pagine 214.
Verlag: The Modern Library (1955), New York, 1955
Anbieter: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition thus. 8vo. [4], v-xxxii, [2], 3-604, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering blocked in black on the front board and spine; grey topstain. Grey endpapers and pastedowns. With an introduction and notes by Hugh G. Dick. The first Modern Library edition. Toledano 256.2. A Near Fine book with a tiny ink smudge on page xxi and minor offsetting to the gutters; price-clipped dust jacket is Very Good with a few traces of edge wear.
Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. R100056145: 1983. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 222 pages - petite annotation sur la page de garde - étiquette collée sur le 2ème plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 100-PHILOSOPHIE ET DISCIPLINES CONNEXES.
Verlag: London: Printed by S.G. & B.G. for William Lee, 1670
Anbieter: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Folio, [2], 18pp., disbound. Wing, B268.
Verlag: Rogers, New York
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Very good plus. Limited Ed. # 238 of 1100 copies, Signed by Byron Rogers, end pgs. Are slightly browned, decorative board covers and cloth spine; clean text.
Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1873
Anbieter: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Later edition. 8vo. [3], iv-xxiv, [1], 2-620, [2] pp. Half maroon sheep over marbled paper boards, boards ruled in gilt, spine in six compartments with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. With Bacon's writings on suitors, atheism, superstition, and other topics relevant to Christian theology. Rubbing to the boards' edges, a few marks of private ownership to the front preliminaries.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1642
Anbieter: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, USA
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London, 1642. 1st ed. Lacking portrait frontis. (illustrator). London, 1642. 1st ed. Lacking portrait frontis. Bacon's "Profound" Reading on Conveyancing Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon, One of Her Majesties Learned Counsell at Law, Upon the Statute of Uses: Being His Double Reading to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inne. Published for the Common Good. London: Printed for Mathew Walbancke, And Laurence Chapman, 1642. [ii], 58 pp. Portrait frontispiece and final leaf, a blank, lacking. Quarto (7" x 5-1/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into nineteenth-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, lettering piece, blind fillets and gilt ornament to spine, marbled endpapers. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners, chip to foot of spine, joints just starting at ends, cracks in text block before title page and after last text leaf. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing to a few leaves, light soiling to title page, presentation inscription to rear endleaf (from F.W. Ramstad to David B. Sherwood dated 1883. $350. * First edition. Bacon, one of the great intellectuals of the age, held the posts of solicitor general, attorney general and lord chancellor during the reign of James I. The Learned Reading collects his thoughts on conveyancing. According to Hargrave this is "a very profound treatise on the subject as far as it goes, and shows that he had the clearest conception of one of the most abstruse parts of our law." It was reissued in 1785, 1804 and in an undated nineteenth-century edition. It was also incorporated into his Law Tracts. Hargrave cited in Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:478 (2). English Short-Title Catalogue R9108.
Anvers, ex officina Johannis Maire, 1637, in 16 de 476-(48) pp., rel. d'ép. plein velin ivoire à recouvrements, dos lisse, titre manuscrit d'époque à l'encre brune au dos, bel ex. L'originale est parue à Londres en 1626. Important index de 48 pp. in fine.
Verlag: Francofurti ad Moenum: Impensis Joannis Baptistæ Schonwetteri Typis Matthæ Kempfferi, 1665
Anbieter: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First Complete Edition in Latin, folio (345 x 210 mm), 10, 1324, [29]pp., first issue with Italic type headlines, without the half-title which has a portrait of Bacon on the verso, old library stamp on blank margin of title which is printed in red and black, without the unsigned 'Bibliopola ad Lectorem' leaf (often missing), tear on inner blank margin of Z4, text slightly browned at end, cont. calf boards detached, lacks spine.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1741
Anbieter: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, USA
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London, 1741. Second edition (illustrator). London, 1741. Second edition. "A More Complete Lawyer Than Any of His Contemporaries" Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Law Tracts, Containing 1. A Proposition for Compiling and Amendment of Our Laws. 2. An Offer of a Digest of the Laws. 3. The Elements of the Common Laws of England, Containing a Collection of Some Principal Rules and Maxims of the Common Law, With their Latitude and Extent. 4. The Use of the Law for Preservation of our Persons, Goods and Good Names, According to the Practice of the Laws and Customs of this Land. 5. Cases of Treason, Felony, Praemunire, Prerogative of the King, Of the Office of a Constable. 6. Arguments in Law in Certain Great and Difficult Cases, Viz. Of Impeachment of Waste. Low's Case of Tenures. Of Revocation of Uses. The Jurisdiction of the Marches. 7. Ordinances in Chancery for the Better and More Regular Administration of Justice in the Chancery, To be Daily Observed, Saving the Prerogative of the Court. 8. Reading on the Statute of Uses. [London]: Printed by Henry Lintot (Assignee of Edw. Sawyer, Esq;), 1741. [ii], 356, [16] pp. Publisher advertisement on verso of half-title. Octavo (7-3/4" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind fillets along joints, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, gilt tooling to board edges. Light rubbing and a few small scratches and stains to boards, front board detached, rear board near-detached, moderate rubbing to extremities, light gatoring and a few nicks to spine, lower right corner of lettering piece, which has a chip to its top-edge, lacking with loss to text, spine ends chipped, corners bumped and worn, moderate toning and light foxing to endleaves, early ownership signatures (Thomas Williams, 1760) to front pastedown and title page, armorial bookplate (Penry Williams) to front pastedown. Very light toning to interior, negligible light soiling to margins in several places, light creasing to margins or corners of a few leaves not affecting text, slight crack in text block between pp. 128-129, all leaves secure, text notably bright and fresh. A good candidate for rebacking. $500. * Second and final edition, a reissue of the first edition, 1737, with a reset title page and half-title. This book is notable as the only collected edition of Bacon's legal works and the only work that includes the essays listed as Tracts 1, 2 and 6. Bacon,
Verlag: Printed by Assignes of J. More and Sold by Anne More and Henry Hood 1635-1636, London, 1635
Anbieter: Keoghs Books, Skipton, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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, 2 volumes in 1, [16] 94 & [4] 72 pages, pages 21-30 and 65-72 reproduced in manuscript in the first vol, two title pages First Edition , lacking binding, lightly stained and foxed pages, small tears to front page, book in fair condition Small Quarto, 19 x 15 cm Paperback ISBN:
Erscheinungsdatum: 1641
Anbieter: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, USA
The Union of England and Scotland Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Three Speeches of the Right Honorable, Sir Francis Bacon Knight, Then His Majesties Sollicitor Generall, After Lord Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. Concerning the Post-Nati Naturalization of the Scotch in England Union of the Lawes of the Kingdomes of England and Scotland. Published by the Authors Copy, And Licensed by Authority. London: Printed by Richard Badger, For Samuel Broun, 1641. [ii], 58, 57-88 pp. Quarto (7" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into later paper-covered boards, calf lettering piece to spine. Light soiling, some wear to spine ends and corners, front joint cracked, rear joint starting, hinges secure. Title printed within woodcut border. Moderate toning to interior, occasional faint dampstaining, upper section of border and headlines affected by trimming with no loss to legibility, pencil marks to margins in recent hand in a few places. $950. * Only edition. Notable early works and important expressions of Bacon's conception of natural law, these speeches were presented when Bacon was King James I's solicitor general. They supported the King's keen desire to unite the kingdoms of England and Scotland, a goal finally realized in 1706 and 1707 with the Acts of Union. Published during the Bishops' Wars, a rebellion in Scotland over religious authority, this work was probably issued to promote the rights of King Charles I. OCLC locates 7 copies in North America, 2 in law libraries. (Harvard, Library of Congress). English Short-Title Catalogue R17387.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1630
Anbieter: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, USA
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London, 1630. First edition (illustrator). London, 1630. First edition. First Edition of Bacon's Elements of the Common Laws of England Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. The Elements of the Common Lawes of England, Branched Into a Double Tract: The One Contayning a Collection of Some Principall Rules and Maximes of the Common Law, With Their Latitude and Extent. Explicated for the More Facile Introduction of Such as are Studiously Addicted to that Noble Profession. The Other the Use of the Common Law, For Preservation of Our Persons, Goods, And Good Names. According to the Lawes and Customes of this Land. London: Printed by [Robert Young for] the Assignes of I. More Esq., 1630. [xxiv], 104; [8], 84 pp. Two parts, each with separate title page and pagination, second part titled The Use of the Law. Quarto (7" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary limp vellum with yapp-style fore-edges, text block detached. Soiling and edgewear to binding, curling, chipping and tears to fore-edges, brief early annotations, mostly illegible, to inside of rear cover, early owner inscriptions (George Butler) to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior, light wear to edges of text block, fold lines to corners of several leaves, notable edgewear and a few tears to preliminaries and final leaves, small faint library stamps to title page and rear endleaf, part-erased library markings in pencil to title page of first part and following leaf. $950. * First edition. Bacon, one of the great intellectuals of his era, held the posts of Solicitor General, Attorney General and Lord Chancellor during the reign of James I. The Elements of the Common Laws of England is the general title for a work that is comprised of two different treatises: A Collection of Some Principall Rules and Maximes of the Common Lawes of England and The Use of the Law, Provided for the Preservation of Our Persons, Goods and Good Names. The first contains a set of twenty-five maxims, or regulae, one of the earliest, if not the first, collections of maxims on English law. These maxims are remarkable for their stylistic vigor, intellectual rigor, meticulousness and clarity. The Regulae was intended to be the first part of De Regulis Juris, a codification of English law that Bacon never completed. This is quite unfortunate, observes Holdsworth, because "he alone had the philosophical capacity, the historical knowle.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1641
Anbieter: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, USA
London: [S.n.], Printed Anno 1641. (illustrator). London: [S.n.], Printed Anno 1641. The Union of England and Scotland Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. A Speech Delivered by Sir Francis Bacon, In the Lower House of Parliament Quinto Iacobi, Concerning the Article of Naturalization of the Scottish Nation. London: [S.n.], Printed Anno 1641. [iv], 34, [2] pp. First and final leaves are blank. Quarto (7-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt rules to edges of calf on boards, gilt title to spine. Moderate toning to interior, light soiling to recto of first blank leaf and verso of second. A handsome copy. $1,250. * Only edition. An important expression of Bacon's conception of natural law, this speech led to his appointment as King James I's solicitor general. It supported James's keen desire to unite the kingdoms of England and Scotland, a goal finally realized in 1706 and 1707 with the Acts of Union. It was probably issued to promote the position of King Charles I during the Bishops' Wars, a rebellion in Scotland over religious authority. OCLC locates 3 copies in North American law libraries (Boston College, Harvard, Library of Congress). English Short-Title Catalogue R20938.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1641
Anbieter: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, USA
The Union of England and Scotland Bacon, Sir Francis [1561-1626]. Three Speeches of the Right Honorable, Sir Francis Bacon Knight, Then His Majesties Sollicitor Generall, After Lord Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. Concerning the Post-Nati Naturalization of the Scotch in England Union of the Lawes of the Kingdomes of England and Scotland. Published by the Authors Copy, And Licensed by Authority. London: Printed by Richard Badger, For Samuel Broun, 1641. [ii], 58, 57-88 pp. Quarto (7" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent period-style speckled calf, blind rules to boards, gilt title to spine. Moderate toning to interior, light browning to margins at beginning and end of text block, light soiling to title page and verso of final leaf. $1,500. * Only edition. Notable early works and important expressions of Bacon's conception of natural law, these speeches were presented when Bacon was King James I's solicitor general. They supported the King's keen desire to unite the kingdoms of England and Scotland, a goal finally realized in 1706 and 1707 with the Acts of Union. Published during the Bishops' Wars, a rebellion in Scotland over religious authority, this work was probably issued to promote the rights of King Charles I. OCLC locates 7 copies in North America, 2 in law libraries (Harvard, Library of Congress). English Short-Title Catalogue R17387.
Verlag: William Washington, London, 1629
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Hardcover. Second Edition. square/small 8vo, 335pp.; VG; brown paneled spine with red label and gilt lettering; rebound, previous boards rebacked, diced with 4 diamonds; faded gilt tooling on edges; marbled endpapers; red specks on text block; binding becoming loose on first two endpapers; significant writing in pen on front and rear endpapers; some writing on text pages, mostly on margins in the form of arrows; misprint on pp. 27 line 2 'pring' for 'bring; top edge trimmed, no text or titles are lost; some waviness to pages; shelfwear and bumping appropriate with age; GP consignment; shelved case 3. 1260236. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Anbieter: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, USA
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London: Printed by w. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret, 1622. Folio, (6, of 8), 1-248pp. Fine engraved portrait of Henry VII by John Payne, title within elaborate woodcut border of columns, strapwork, and scrolling vines, woodcut head- and tailpieces, initials, text within ruled borders. Contemporary calf, sides with borders double-ruled in blind, rebacked. Title with early inscription: "ffran morse" and very early inscription at front (see below). Preserved in a morocco backed Sangorski & Sutcliffe slip-case. § Second issue of the first edition, with 3 errata corrected and four uncorrected; this copy is bound without the dedication leaf. At the front in a very early hand (but perhaps not that of ffran morse) are four lines of verse beginning "In vtrum[que] paratus Inglishedd" and continuing:"Patience amongst the vertues sitts as queene / Then welcome now that patience may be seene / but pale-faced woe, if thou wilt needs depart / the dore stands ope, be gone wth all my hart."Heather Wolfe kindly commented that "there's an emblem with that title, from Whitney, but it pairs two different things (not patience and woe). It appears in other emblem books as well, but with the same shovel/sword."Gibson 116b.
Verlag: Printed by Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret, London, 1622
Anbieter: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, USA
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Scarce first edition, first issue of Sir Francis Bacon's influential history of the reign of King Henry VII with "Highnesse" at the conclusion of the dedication and â souldiersâ (3, line 12) (Pforzheimer 32; STC 1159). Quarto, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, all edges red, woodcut frontispiece portrait of Henry VII, elaborate architectural borders to the title page, woodcut headpieces and initials. From the library of book collector Frederick Spiegelberg with his bookplate to the pastedown. In near fine condition, exceptionally clean internally. Published shortly after the end of his career as Lord Chancellor and release from the Tower of London, Bacon's Historie set a new standard for historical accuracy, particularly in regards to its subject. â None of the histories which had been written before conveyed any idea either of the distinctive character of [Henry VII] or the real business of his reign. Every history that has been written since has derived all its light from this, and followed its guidance in every question of importance; and the additional materials which come to light from time to time, and enable us to make many corrections in the history of the events, only serve to confirm and illustrate the truth of its interpretation of themâ (DNB).
Verlag: Printed for Henrie Tomes, London, 1605
Anbieter: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
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Full description: BACON, [Sir] Francis. The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and advancement of Learning, divine and humane. London: Printed for Henrie Tomes, 1605. First edition. Two parts in one small quarto volume (7 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 195 x 145 mm). [1, title], 45; 118, [i.e., 121] leaves. Bound without initial and final blank leaves or the two extra leaves of errata found only in "a very few copies.probably of the latest sold" (Pforzheimer). C4r, line 5 with variant "maniable" instead of "amiable" and page 118 with page number. No priority in these variants according to ESTC. Signature G is misbound after signature I. Decorative woodcut initials. 18th-century calf, boards stamped and ruled in blind. Spine stamped in gilt. Tan leather spine label, lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. A one-inch closed tear to margin of leaf C, not affecting text. Leaves Bb2 and Aaa with blank corners torn. A tiny rust hole to leaf E4, only touching one letter. Some mild toning, mainly to final leaf. Previous owner's small bookplate on front pastedown. Overall a very good copy. "Bacon's major contribution to the development of science lies in his natural philosophy, his philosophy of scientific method, and in his projects for the practical organization of science. During the last years of his life, he expounded these ideas in a series of works, of which the Twoo bookes was the first. The only work Bacon ever published in English, it was later expanded and latinized into De augmentis scientiarum (1623). In the Twoo bookes, Bacon concerned himself primarily with the classification of philosophy and the sciences and with developing his influential view of the relation between science and theology. While preserving the traditional distinction between knowledge obtained by divine revelation and knowledge acquired through the senses, Bacon saw both theoretical and applied science as religious duties, the first for a greater knowledge of God through his creation, and the second for the practice of charity to one's fellows by improving their condition. This view of science as a religious function maintained its authority throughout the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and was an important factor in the public success of the scientific movement" (Norman Library). Gibson 81. Grolier/Horblit 8a. Norman Library 97. Pforzheimer 36. STC 1164. HBS 68825. $11,000.
Verlag: [London] n.p. 18 March, 14 James I [i.e.1617], 1617
Anbieter: Voewood Rare Books. ABA. ILAB. PBFA, Holt, Vereinigtes Königreich
One vellum sheet (210x332mm), twenty-one lines in Latin written in black ink in small gothic court hand. The capital "J" and the "b" of the first word "Jacobus" are decorated with elaborate strapwork. At the bottom right corner is the round wax seal of the Court of Chancery in amber wax pendant. On the verso is the endorsement "Per dominum custodem magni sigilli Anglia" below which, in a fine cursive hand, is Bacon's signature "Fr. B", followed by the initials "C.S." (Custos sigilli) denoting his office as Keeper of the Seal. Above this is written, in a later hand, "Stapleton". Housed in a later red morocco box lettered in gilt on the front. On the inside of the lid of the box is the label of the great collectors, Donald and Mary Hyde. This document is among the earliest to be signed by Bacon as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal: he had been appointed only eleven days previously, succeeding Lord Ellesmere on 7th March 1617, after four years as King James's Attorney General. As Keeper of the Seal, Bacon also became, de facto, the Lord Chancellor although, in common with usual practice, several months passed before his appointment was formalised: he was raised to the peerage (as Baron Veralum) and appointed Lord Chancellor in January 1618. The Lord Chancellor sat alone as head of the Chancery Division with twelve Masters of the Court under him. The most senior of these was the Master of the Rolls. Bacon's Master of the Rolls was Sir Julius Caesar (who was related to Bacon by marriage) whose name appears at the end of this document. Sir Julius would have heard this case but a decision made by a Master of the Court was not binding or valid "until [it] had been presented to and approved by the Lord Keeper or Lord Chancellor". Bacon's stylish signature and the attachment of his seal on this beautifully preserved document mark that approval. Bacon was Lord Chancellor for only four years and so documents signed by him in this office are exceptionally scarce. The names of the two litigants, Henry Rosewell and William Every are set out in the first and second lines of the document. The inscription "Stapleton" on the verso is the name of the manor in Somerset over which they were in dispute. Stapleton had been owned by the Rosewell family since Henry's grandfather William, Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth I, had purchased it, with other estates following the dissolution of the monasteries. Henry's father (also William) mortgaged Stapleton to a William Every to whose son the manor was sold by Henry's mother Ann when she was widowed. Henry, who trained as a lawyer but seems never to have practised, sought to reclaim Stapleton and embarked on a long-running dispute with the Every family. At one point (prior to the current document) he ended up in prison for what appears to be contempt of court. A year after the present document was approved by Bacon, the case was heard by him (now formally the Lord Chancellor) in the Court of Chancery (Rosewell v. Every, Ch. Ord., Lib. 1618a). The litigation ended in 1622 with Henry finally giving up his claim. A few years later, his name reappears as one of the initial grantees of the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company although there is no evidence that he ever settled in the colony. Perhaps he had been scarred by his experience of trying to take land that didn't belong to him. Henry Rosewell was clearly a colourful character and his rackety claim against William Every must have given much amusement (and, of course, money) to the legal profession who were no doubt delighted to be pleading before the very greatest lawyer in the land.
Verlag: George Routledge and Sons, 1111
Anbieter: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Brown and red cloth. Insert to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Verlag: Timothy Bedlington, 1828., Boston:, 1828
Anbieter: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Montreux, VAUD, Schweiz
12mo. 218 pp. Original full calf, gilt spine decoration and title; extremities worn, joints cracked, upper board holding by cords only. Title signature of Joseph H. Crane. Good.