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
• Of the colours of good & evil; Wisdom of the ancients
• De sapientia veterum. English.
• Essays

People / Organizations

• Samuel Mearne ("printed for")
• Francis Bacon (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by M. Clark, for Samuel Mearne, in Little Britain, John Martyn, in St. Pauls Church-yard, and Henry Herringman, in the New Exchange, MDCLXXX. [1680]

Added name

Gorges, Arthur, Sir, 1557?-1625, tr.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.

Publication year

1680

ESTC No.

R11985

Grub Street ID

60202

Description

[8], 222, [14], 28, [12], 111, [3] p. ; 8°.

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 M.C. 1680". Register is continuous throughout

Includes index

One of two, and probably three, imprint variants of this edition.

Uncontrolled note

Is Wing B288B a variant?