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
Francis Bacon (Author), Arthur Gorges (Translator), Mary Clark (Printer), Samuel Mearne (Bookseller), John Martyn (Bookseller), Henry Herringman (Bookseller)
Print Book, English, 1680
Printed by M. Clark, for Samuel Mearne, in Little Britain, John Martyn, in St. Pauls Church-yard, and Henry Herringman, in the New Exchange, London, 1680
essays
[8], 222, [14], 28, [12], 111, [5] pages ; 16 cm (8vo)
896180407
One of two, and probably three, imprint variants of this edition
Title page within simple double-lined border; initial
"Of the colours of good & evil" has separate divisional title (on leaf Q2 recto) 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 (on leaf S5 recto) with imprint "London, printed by M.C. 1680". Register is continuous throughout
Signatures: A⁴ B-2B⁸ 2C² [2D]²
Includes index
Last leaf blank