[Rarebooks] FS: Four pieces of Bacon, no eggs

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Bacon, Sir Francis. CERTAINE MISCELLANY WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, 
FRANCIS LO. VERULAM, VISCOUNT S. ALBANS. Published by William Rawley... London: 
Printed by J. Haviland for Humphrey Robinson. 1629. Sm. 4to. 4 parts in 1, each 
with its own title page. (8),166pp. Each text page within a printed ruled 
border. Woodcut printer’s device on each section title. Lacking A1 which is blank. 
BOUND WITH: [Gordon, Thomas]. FRANCIS, LORD BACON: OR, THE CASE OF PRIVATE AND 
NATIONAL CORRUPTION, AND BRIBERY... Address’d to All South-Sea Directors... 
London: Printed for J. Roberts. 1721. xvi,62pp. BOUND WITH: Bacon, Francis, 
defendant. A COLLECTION OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AGAINST THE 
LORD VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS... FOR CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY... Together with 
the Judgment Given... A.D. 1620. London: Printed for A. More. N.d. (but circa 
1721). BOUND WITH: Wrenham, John. A VINDICATION OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR BACON,  
 from the Aspersion of Injustice Cast Upon Him by Mr. Wraynham... London: 
Printed for J. Peele. 1725. (4),64pp. With the half-title.The four works bound 
together in early 19th c. full red morocco, tan calf spine labels. Spine & 
hinges a bit rubbed.     $2,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
I. First edition and quite scarce.  The four parts are: 1. Considerations 
Touching   a Warre with Spaine; II. An Advertisement Touching an Holy Warre; III. 
An Offer to Our Late Soveraigne King James, of a Digest to Be Made of the 
Lawes of England; IV. The History of the Reigne of King Henry the Eighth.   STC 
#1124.
II. First edition (of 7 in 1721). Kress 3383; Sabin 25455; Gibson 41.
III. The third edition? (Gibson is vague). Gibson 549b; Goldsmith 5970.
IV. Gibson 627. OCLC lists 3 copies.

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