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BACON, Francis (1561-1626) - The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. London: W. Stansby per Matthew Lownes e William Barret, 1622.
First edition of Bacon's only complete historical work; it is one of the various issues printed the same year: here on page 3 line 12 "Souldiers", while some of the others errata have not yet been corrected.
Folio (281 x 178mm). Engraved portrait of Henry IV by John Payne as frontispiece, title within an elaborate woodcut border, woodcut initials and headpieces (some browning and foxing, occasional dampstaining, small burnhole to 2B1 touching the woodcut frame, marginal repair to portrait, without first blank). Contemporary calf, decorated in blind on covers and gold on spine with W.D.P.monogram, red edges, green endpaper (rebacked preserving original spine, rubbed and chipped). Provenance: F.B. Butler (ownership inscription and bookplate) - Hailbury College Library (deaccession stamp and bookplate).
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BACON, Francis (1561-1626) - The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. Londra: W. Stansby per Matthew Lownes e William Barret, 1622.
Prima edizione dell'unica opera storica completa di Bacon; si tratta di una delle varianti con lo stesso anno di pubblicazione: qui a pagina 3 riga 12 la dicitura "Souldiers", mentre alcuni degli altri errata non sono ancora stati corretti.
Folio (281 x 178mm). Ritratto di Enrico IV inciso in rame da John Payne in antiporta, titolo entro elaborata cornice xilografica al frontespizio, fregi e iniziali (alcune bruniture e fioriture, occasionali macchie di umidità, piccolo buchino da bruciatura a 2B1 che sfiora la cornice del testo, riparazione al margine esterno del ritratto, senza prima bianca). Pelle coeva decorata a secco ai piatti e in oro al dorso, con monogramma W.D.P., tagli rossi, sguardie in carta verde (reindorsata preservando dorso originale e piuttosto lisa). Provenienza: F.B. Butler (nota di possesso ed exlibris) - Hailbury College Library (timbro di cessione ed exlibris).
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