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BACON, Sir Francis (1561-1625). Operum moralium et ciuilium tomus. London: Edward Griffin for Richard Whitaker, 1638. 2 parts in one volume, 4º (278 x 175mm). Engraved portrait. (Tear in portrait crudely repaired on the recto, 4D3 and 4D4 mounted on stubs.) Contemporary sprinkled calf, unidentified gilt arms on sides. Provenance: Walter Oakeshott (1903-1987, schoolmaster and college head; signature).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. From the collection of Walter Oakeshott, Headmaster of Winchester College and Rector of Lincon College, Oxford. STC 1109; Gibson 196.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. From the collection of Walter Oakeshott, Headmaster of Winchester College and Rector of Lincon College, Oxford. STC 1109; Gibson 196.
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