Author: Bacon, Francis.
Title: SYLVA SYLVARVM: or, A naturall historie. In ten centuries. Written by the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam Viscount St. Alban. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley Doctor in Divinitie, one of his Majesties chaplaines. Hereunto is now added an alphabeticall table of the principall things contained in the whole worke.
Description: Printed by Iohn Haviland for William Lee, and are to be sold by Iohn Williams, 1635. [4th Edition]. Sm. folio. [24], 260, [32], 47, [3] p. Title page within double rule border, engraved portrait frontis., additional engraved title page, dec./historiated initial letters and head and tail pieces. Signature f3 with several sm. central holes affecting text, lacking signatures C pp.5-16., marginal water stain, New Atlantis with waterstain to lower portion of pages, contemporary blind paneled calf with blind motifs to corners, corners with sl. loss, sm. portion lacking to tail of spne and moreso to central compartment and lower board, minor wear. ¶ First published in 1627. STC (2nd ed.),; c: 1172; Gibson, R.W. Bacon,; c: 174; ESTC No 106936; wIth an additional title page, engraved, dated 1631 and signed Tho: Cecill sculp:. New Atlantis has divisional title on a1 and separate pagination. Includes index. leaf g3 is a list, Magnalia naturæ, præcipue quoad usus humanos. The last leaf is blank.’

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