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BACON, SIR FRANCIS. 1561-1626. The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. London: Pri...
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BACON, SIR FRANCIS. 1561-1626. The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622. 8vo (279 x 172 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, title within woodcut architectural border, without initial blank. Modern half-morocco over marbled boards. Provenance: 'e.f.' (initials to title page). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of Bacon's influential history. Written after Bacon's fall from power during the reign of James I, the style is 'distinctive among English historians in emphasizing psychology as a key to understanding both the nature of man and political action...' (Vickers, The History and Reign of King Henry II, xxii). ESTC S122252; Gibson 116b; Pforzheimer 32. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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BACON, SIR FRANCIS. 1561-1626. The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622. 8vo (279 x 172 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, title within woodcut architectural border, without initial blank. Modern half-morocco over marbled boards. Provenance: 'e.f.' (initials to title page). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of Bacon's influential history. Written after Bacon's fall from power during the reign of James I, the style is 'distinctive among English historians in emphasizing psychology as a key to understanding both the nature of man and political action...' (Vickers, The History and Reign of King Henry II, xxii). ESTC S122252; Gibson 116b; Pforzheimer 32. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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