The essays or counsels, civil & 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 ancients. E€œnlarged by the honorable author himself; and now more exactly published.

All titles

• The essays or counsels, civil & 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 ancients. E€œnlarged by the honorable author himself; and now more exactly published.
• Of the colours of good & evil Wisdom of the ancients
• De sapientia veterum. English.

People / Organizations

• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by T.N. for John Martyn, S. Mearne, and H. Herringman, and are to be sold in S. Pauls Churchyard, Little Britain, and New Exchange, MDCLXXIII. [1673]

Publication year

1673-1673

ESTC No.

R15975

Grub Street ID

63864

Description

[4], 254, [12], 31, [15], 131, [1] 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 T.N. 1673". Register is continuous throughout.

Includes index.

A reissue, with cancel title page and dedication, of the 1673 edition with "J. Martyn" in imprint.Citation/references Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B287

Gibson, R.W. Bacon, 23b