Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) Sylva Sylvarum: or a Natural History.

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Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) Sylva Sylvarum: or a Natural History. London: [by Abraham Miller] for William Lee, to be sold by Thomas Williams and William Place, 1658. Folio, seventh edition, engraved portrait and added engraved title, rebound in modern leather, 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $300-500

A4, (a)4, B-T6, V-Y4, A4, b-e4, [pi]4 (unsigned tp, History Natural and Experimental, B1, B2 (unsigned),A2 To the Reader),C-I4, K2.


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