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

London : printed by M[ary]. C[larke]. for Samuel Mearne, 1680

[Empiricalism: A Collection of Bacon's Essays where he explores the idea of Truth and Knowledge] Bound in 19th century 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Red and gilt leather spine label.  Solid binding and cover. All edges red. Generally clean pages. A few leaves have marginal worming. [8], 222, [14], 28, [12], 111, [3] pages ; 16 cm (8vo). "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. Refs: Wing B288A. ESTC R234832.