The Historie of the Reigne of King Henry the Seventh. / Written by the Right Hon: Francis Lo. Virulam, Viscount S. Alban. Where ub to is now added a very usefull and necessary table.
London: Printed by I. H. and R. Y. and are to be sold by Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, at the Signe of the Golden Lyon in Pauls-Church-yard. 1629. Hardcover. Quarto. (4) 232 (10)pp. Original full brown calf with gilt lettering on red label and tail of spine; raised bands. Illustrated title and dedication page. Decorative head, tail pieces and initials. Red speckled edges. Missing pages 233-248, signatures H and I. Binding badly chipped, corners bumped, leather cracked. Rebacked retaining original spine. Small dealer sticker and Ex Libris Hugh Norris on inside cover. Title page age-toned starting to separate at top; shows light wear along edges. Starting after dedication page. Block with sporadic light, some pages browned and few penciled notes and markings. Extensive pencil notations on back endpaper. Binding in poor, interior in good+ condition. g-. Item #35432
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist and author. He is credited with creating empiricism, a theory of knowledge based primarily on sensory experience. He established and popularized inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry often referred to as the Bacon method. He was elected to the English Parliament and served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor. In 1621 his public career ended in disgrace when he was charged with 23 separate counts of corruption though he remained extremely influencial through his philosophical works and as a practitioner of the scientific method after his death.
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