The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England. In Four Volumes
A. Millar, 1740. Hardcover edition. HARDCOVER. Four Volumes. 394pp, index+564pp,foldout charts, index+586pp, index+740pp, index. Volumes 1 & 2 in Latin, volumes 3 & 4 in English. Quartos hardbound. Volume one front board loosely attached. Tape coming loose on boards. Spine and boards worn, chipped, rubbing. Some foxing throughout. Bookplates on front pastedowns of volumes 1-3. Good. Item #131074
Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. He led the advancement of both natural philosophy and the scientific method and his works remained influential even in the late stages of the Scientific Revolution (Klien, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
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