Francofurti ad Moenum [Frankfurt]: Impensis Joannis Baptistae Schonwtteri, typis Matthaei Kempfferi, 1665. 1665. Vellum. First Latin edition of Bacon's collected works, comjprising The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh; Sylva Sylvarum; The Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral; The Wisdom of the Ancients; Advancement and Proficiency of... more

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, within Grays-Inn Gate next Grays-Inn, 1708. Full Calf. First edition of this translation, by John Hughes, superseding that of Dryden. 8vo; [2], l, [2], 209 [1]pp, with a finely engraved frontispiece. Bound in contemporary or slightly later 18th-century Cambridge-paneled calf, the spine richly gilt in... more

Frankfurt: Dominicus a Sande, 1712. First Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. First Edition, in Latin. 16mo (6.5 x 4.25 inches, 162 x 106mm); [14], 476, [38]pp., with a title-page vignettte of galleon in full sail, woodcut head- and tailpieces and historiated initials, and 25 full-page copper engraved plates. Bound in speckled paper-covered... more

Oxford: Printed at the Theater in Oxford and are to be had there: And in London at Mr. S. Millers, at the Star near the West-end of St. Pauls Church-yard, 1677. First Edition. Full Calf. Rare, complete first edition in folio. [12],358,[12]pp, with magnificent folding map of Oxfordshire (often wanting)... more

London: printed for Jacob Robinson in Ludgate-Street, MDCCXLIV [1744]. First Edition. First Edition of this tract on the nature and historical perceptions of comets. 8vo: [2],46pp, with two copper-engraved folding plates, one showing the comet’s path and one demonstrating the origins of the comet’s tails. Beautifully bound by Fitterer in..... more