"The great Secretary of Wisdom and all Learning" - Izaac Walton
Sir Francis Bacon was born in 1561, son of the Lord Keeper of the Seal he was well positioned for a career in politics. An MP for many years he rose to become attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England. Highly regarded, until claims of corruption tarnished his legacy, as a statesman he was also known for his empirical thinking and founding of the 'scientific method'. Bacon published his 'Essayes: Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed' in 1597; a collection of 10 political critiques. It was re-published the year before his death (in 1626) as an extended edition comprising 58 essays.
This Pocket Book covers six of these, including Of Death, Of Revenge and Of Marriage and Single Life.
Unfortuntely, the binding staples have rusted and affected the centre page (see the 3rd image in the gallery); the remainder of the publication is undamaged.
Francis Bacon - Seconds
Publication Essentials
Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.Delivery Information
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Seconds Shelf
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- ‘Very Good’ - spine intact, minor scuffs to cover/dust jacket.
- ‘Good’ - spine intact, creased and/or discoloured cover/dust jacket, minor yellowing of the pages.
