De Verulamio Historia Regni Henrici Septimi Angliae Regis Opus Vere Politicum
Franc. Hackium, 1642. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. Item #667854
3 x 4.625 in. 406pp. + [9] page index at the back; wonderful engraved titlepage by Cornelis van Dalen. Text in Latin. Contemporary full vellum with overlapping fore-edges, title in pen on spine. Aside from dust soiling to the vellum a nice copy, binding is intact, pages are clean. // The only historical work ever written by the famous English philosopher Francis Bacon, the volume provides a biography of Henry VII that would have a great influence on all subsequent studies and is at the same time a refined treatise on political science. The first English edition appeared in 1622, the first in Latin in 1642. Francis Bacon, one of the most famous English philosophers and scientists of the Renaissance. Although most of his work focused on discovery, the scientific method, and the scientific revolution, he leaned strongly toward Puritanism in his personal devotion. An extremely rare Elzevier print of Bacon's 'History and Reign of Henry VII'. According to Willems, these Hackium publications were printed by the Elzevier house. In this book, Bacon provides a detailed account of the life of Henry VII, not only from a historical perspective, but also giving an insight into the king's character.
Price: $350.00