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BACON, Francis (1561-1626). Instauratio magna [Novum organum]. London: [Bonham Norton and] John Bill, 1620.
2° (276 x 182mm). Engraved title by Simon van de Pass, woodcut headlines and historiated initials. (Discreet paper repairs, mostly marginal, affecting a few letters in quires Ii-Oo, a few leaves rehinged.) Contemporary vellum over pasteboard (restored, pastedowns renewed).
FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, with e3 cancelled and list of errata printed on e4 above colophon. "Monumental work on the philosophy of science, on the systematic organization of knowledge, and on the inductive method" (Grolier/Horblit). Dibner 80; Gibson 103b; Grolier/Horblit 8b; PMM 119; STC 1163.
2° (276 x 182mm). Engraved title by Simon van de Pass, woodcut headlines and historiated initials. (Discreet paper repairs, mostly marginal, affecting a few letters in quires Ii-Oo, a few leaves rehinged.) Contemporary vellum over pasteboard (restored, pastedowns renewed).
FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, with e3 cancelled and list of errata printed on e4 above colophon. "Monumental work on the philosophy of science, on the systematic organization of knowledge, and on the inductive method" (Grolier/Horblit). Dibner 80; Gibson 103b; Grolier/Horblit 8b; PMM 119; STC 1163.