The essays or counsels, civil and moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St Alban. With a table of the colours of good & evil. Whereunto is added The wisdom of the antients. Enlarged by the honourable author himself; and now more exactly published.

All titles

• The essays or counsels, civil and moral, of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St Alban. With a table of the colours of good & evil. Whereunto is added The wisdom of the antients. Enlarged by the honourable author himself; and now more exactly published.
• Of the colours of good & evil Wisdom of the ancients
• De sapientia veterum. English.

People / Organizations

• Samuel Mearne ("printed for")
• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by M. Clark, for Samuel Mearne, in Little Britain, John Martyn, in St. Pauls Church-yard, and Henry Herringman, in the New Exchange, MDCLXXX. [1680]

Publication year

1680-1680

ESTC No.

R11985

Grub Street ID

60202

Description

[8], 222, [14], 28, [12], 111, [3] p. ; 8⁰

Note

"Of the colours of good & evil" has separate divisional title and pagination. "The wisdom of the ancients. .. Done into English by Sir Arthur Gorges Kt.", a translation of "De sapientia veterum", has separate pagination and title page with imprint "London, printed by M.C. 1680". Register is continuous throughout.

Includes index.

One of two, and probably three, imprint variants of this edition.

Uncontrolled note

Is Wing B288B a variant?