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The Learned Reading of Francis Bacon, . . . upon the Statute of Uses: Being his double Reading to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inn
by Francis Bacon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1642. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to. Later marbled half calf, lightly worn, gilt borders, gilt letters on spine. London; for Mathew Walbancke, and Laurence Chapman, 1642. First Edition. An important and rare work examining Francis Bacon's legal philosophy. The historian William Hepworth Dixon had referred to the Napoleonic Code as the sole embodiment of Bacons thought. A few unobtrusive marginal annotations, mostly in pencil; lacking the portrait; o/w a very nice, clean copy
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- George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6503
- Title
- The Learned Reading of Francis Bacon, . . . upon the Statute of Uses: Being his double Reading to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inn
- Author
- Francis Bacon
- Format/Binding
- Later marbled half calf, lightly worn, gilt borders, gilt letters on spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Mathew Walbancke,Laurence Chapman,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1642
- Size
- Small 4to.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FRANCIS BACON
- Bookseller catalogs
- British;
Terms of Sale
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George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
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George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.
About the Seller
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
About George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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- O/W
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