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Bacon, Francis
Part time Lord Chancellor, part time philosopher, part time Attorney General, part time scientist. Full time genius. Bacon was probably the most highly educated man in Elizabeth's Britain. His invention of the Baconian method of scientific enquiry is still central today to what Bacon called the advancement of learning. Freezing chickens is now much safer than it was in his day. His library, for which he designed a new classification system, was extensive and included the best collection of Shakespeare quartos anywhere in the country. And a tavern half a mile from his estate at Gorhambury contains the only contemporary mural of a Shakespeare play anywhere - Venus and Adonis. So what was the connection between Shakespeare and Bacon? The two cleverest men of their age? Nobody knows. Though you could fill a library with the speculation.
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1868-1901 The Works of Francis BaconLondon: 1868-1901A fine fourteen volume collection of the works of Sir Francis Bacon, uniformly bound in half morocco, and from the library of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. -
1910 The Essays of Francis Bacon Lord Verulam (The Books of the Verulam Club)London: 1910A handsomely bound copy of Francis Bacon's highly regarded essays. -
1836 Essays, Moral, Economical, and PoliticalLondon: 1836A very scarce miniature copy of the first published work from philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. -
2002 Essays or Counsels, Civil and MoralLondon: 2002A very smart copy of this illustrated collection of essays from Francis Bacon, with the original slip case. -
1910 On Gardens: Two EssaysLondon: 1910A scarce work of two charming essays on gardens, for the Astolat Oakleaf Series. -
1838 William and Robert Chambers PublicationsEdinburgh: 1838-42A collection of five miscellaneous publications of William and Robert Chambers, bound in one volume. -
1614 The Charge of Sir Francis Bacon KnightLondon: 1614A very scarce first edition of this important treatise by Francis Bacon. Here Bacon highlights his stance against duels, which he deemed to be against the will of God. -
1853 The Life of Lord Bacon by John Lord CampbellLondon : 1853A biography of the life of Lord Bacon by John, Lord Campbell. -
1658 Opuscula Varia Posthuma Philosophica Civilia Francis Bacon Scarce First EdLondon: 1658A handsomely bound, first edition copy of this important collection of posthumously published essays by Sir Francis Bacon.