The Works of Francis Bacon (Opera Omnia)
First collected edition of Bacon's English and Latin works. Volume 1 only. With an engraved frontispiece, title in English and Latin, Life of the Author, Characters, and Letters in English, De Augmentis Scientiarum and Novum Organum in Latin.
London: Printed for R. Gosling, 1730. Bound in contemporary calf, border ruled in gilt, six raised bands to spine, decorated in gilt; pp. pp. (vii), 224, [8], 394, [38]. Covers and spine rubbed and worn with areas of surface loss, top and bottom of spine repaired, joints repaired internally and externally, spine title worn, frontispiece folded, owner's signature to title, scattered soiling and foxing internallly, else quite clean.