Fr. Baconis de Verulam. Angliæ cancellarii De augmentis scientiarum lib.IX.
Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 - 1626)
Category
Books
Date
1662
Materials
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3019935
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],607,[67]p. . ill.. . 12mo. Imperfect: wanting pp. [9]-[10] (sig. A5) of preliminaries.. Provenance: Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial). manuscript ciphers on title-page verso: "EWE". manuscript inscription on rear fly-leaf: "Wm[?] Edwards Collegij D: Jo: Cant".. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf binding; double blind fillet border; blind roll on board edges; gilt fillets and red title label on spine.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 - 1626)