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.
• De sapientia veterum. English.

People / Organizations

• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by M[ary]. C[larke]. for Samuel Mearne, Stationer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1680.

Publication year

1680-1680

ESTC No.

R234832

Grub Street ID

106087

Description

[8], 222, [14], 28, [12], 111, [5] p. ; 8⁰

Note

Printer's name from Wing (CD-ROM edition).

"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. Register is continuous throughout.

One of two imprint variants of this edition.

Wing ghost B288B = Wing B288A.