Of the advancement and proficience of learning or the partitions of sciences IX. Written in Latin by the most eminent illustrious & famous Lord Francis Bacon … Interpreted by Gilbert Wats.
Oxford: Leon: Lichfield, 1640. Folio. [xxxviii], 60, [14], 477, [21] pp., including contents and index. FIRST EDITION OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND EXPANSION. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author and engraved title signed by William Marshall, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Early tree calf, rebacked with decorations and title in..... More