The essays, or councils, civil and moral, of Sir. Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. With a table of the colours of good and evil. And a discourse of the wisdom of the ancients. To this edition is added the character of Queen Elizabeth; never before printed in English.

People / Organizations

• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by E. Holt for Timothy Childe, at the White Hart at the West End of St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1701.

Publication year

1701-1701

ESTC No.

N9113

Grub Street ID

54002

Description

[8],167,[9],21,[11],17-98,[2],99-114,[8]p. ; 8⁰

Note

The 'Table of the colours' has separate pagination; 'The wisdom of the ancients', which is translated by Sir Arthur Gorges, has separate pagination and titlepage; register is continuous.

With four final advertisement leaves.

One of six imprint variants of this edition.

Uncontrolled note

Adv. separately listed as T129858