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The works of Francis Bacon ... : in four volumes. With several additional pieces, never before printed in any edition of his works. To which is prefixed, A new life of the author / by Mr. Mallet.

The works of Francis Bacon ... : in four volumes. With several additional pieces, never before printed in any edition of his works. To which is prefixed, A new life of the author / by Mr. Mallet.

Call Number:
Im J637 +755da  (Request the physical item to view in our reading room)
Creator: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
Language:
English
Date: 1740.
Publisher: Printed for A. Millar,
Subjects:
Harper, George--Bookplate.
Johnson, Samuel--Ms. notes.
Moshemii--Autograph.
Moshemii--Ms. notes.
Mallet, David, 1705?-1765.
Genre:
Marginalia
Type of Resource:
text
Description:
In morocco cases 37 cm. Volume 1 lacks individual t.p.; v. 3 lacks front? Copy used by Samuel Johnson during the compilation of his Dictionary, with his manuscript markings in v. 3. Volume 3 signature N4 (pp. 103-104) mutilated at top, affecting about 8 words text, p. 104. Copy has no front to v. 3 ; has book-plate of George Harper; manuscript criticism of the work, signed: Moshemii. In case with v. 3: Ingpen & Stonehill, firm, [1930?].
Physical Description:
4 v. : fronts, (v. 1, 3 l., 4: ports.) ; 32 cm.
Volume/Enumeration:
3
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Curatorial Area: Beinecke Library
Catalog Record:
A record for this resource appears in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Extent of Digitization:
Partial work digitized.
Source Digital Format:
High Resolution (image/tiff)
Object ID: 16808507
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