[BACON, Francis] Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. GODWIN, Francis.. The History of the Reigns of Henry the Seventh, Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, and Queen Mary.. Printed by W. G. for R. Scot, T. Baffet, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, and J. Edwyn, London, 1676.

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Description: [12] 138 + [11] 201 + [12] 292 [8] pp. Engraved frontispiece. Folio, old full calf; both covers are detached and the spine label is absent. Both covers detached; old engraved armorial bookplate; calf rubbed and worn.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

BACON, Francis. The History of the Reigns of Henry the Seventh, Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, and Queen Mary. The First written by the Right Honourable Francis.the other Three by the Right Hnourable.Francis Godwyn. Printed by W.G. for R. scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, and J. Edwyn, London, 1676.

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Condition: Good

Description: FIRST EDITION. Folio pp. 1 engraved portrait + [vi] 138 [vi]. Roman and italic letter, head- and tail-pieces, woodcut initials, with engraved portrait of Bacon in clean, strong impression. Age browning to margins of t.p. and first and last ll. A well-margined copy in English speckled calf, lower edges worn, spine gilt in seven compartments with red morocco label. Gibson 121. English

Seller: Sokol Books Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom

BACON, Sir Francis. Sylva sylvarum: or A natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added the history natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley, doctor in divinity, one of his majesties chaplains Whereunto is added articles of enquiry, touching metals and minerals. And the New Atlantis. With an alphabetical table of the principal things contained in the ten centuries. Written by the right honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. The tenth edition, in which is added an epitomy of another peice of his Lord ship's works intitled Novum organum (being translated for the clearer understanding of this his Natural history) never before published in English.. London, Printed by S[arah]. G[riffin]. and B[ennet]. Griffin for Thomas Lee, at the sign of the Turks-head in Fleet street, between Mitre Court and Ram-Alley, over against Fetter-Lane,, 1676.

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Description: Folio. [14], 340, [3], 222-227, [7], 32 p. Engraved portrait and an additional engraved title page which is signed Tho. Cecill sculp. Part titles to New Atlantis, History natural and experimental, Articles of enquiry, touching metals & minerals and The novum organum. Bound in contemporary blind panelled calf, rebacked at some time in matching goatskin. Light wear on the corners. The spine with five raised bands with the old label re-laid. Internally a clean and well margined copy. Armorial bookplate of William Wrightson of Cusworth in Yorkshire. M.P for Aylesbury and High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1819-20.

Seller: Cobnar Books, Deal, United Kingdom

GLANVILL, Joseph.. Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion.. London: Printed by J. D. for John Baker, and Henry Mortlack, 1676, 1676.

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Description: First edition of the sceptic clergyman's seven essays analysing the new philosophy of the scientific revolution. Glanvill (1636-1680) was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1664 and became a leading propagandist for the Society's empirical-experimental philosophy. In many of his works, he stressed the capacity of scientific enquiry to glorify God, while maintaining a firm belief in witchcraft and supernatural spirits. As any rejection of witchcraft and spirituality would be tantamount to atheistic materialism, Glanvill sought to reconcile religion with the new philosophy by seeking more empirical evidence for religious spirituality. The essays in this collection comprise: A) Against Confidence in Philosophy. B) Of Scepticism, and Certainty. C) Modern Improvements of Knowledg. D) The Usefulness of Philosophy to Theology. E) The Agreement of Reason, and Religion. F) Against Sadducism in the matter of Witchcraft. G) Antifanatick Theologie, and Free Philosophy. Most of these essays are revised from Glanvill's earlier philosophical texts: the seventh, which was written for this collection, integrates the Cambridge Platonists into a continuation of Francis Bacon's New Atlantis (1627). Provenance: Herbert Maynard Smith (1869-1949) and J. Outram Smith (1871-1954), with their library stamp to the front free endpaper and the front flyleaf. The Smiths, both Anglican clergymen, amassed a substantial collection of theology, history, philosophy, and literature. Quarto (189 x 143 mm). Nineteenth-century black half calf, spine ruled, lettered, and with purple morocco label in gilt, marbled paper sides, purple endpapers, edges sprinkled red. Light bumping and wear, slight loss to spine head, light browning and foxing to endpapers and contents, loss to upper margin of A2, not affecting text: a very good copy.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom