Bacon, Sir Francis.

The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall...Newly enlarged.  John  Haviland for Hanna Barret and Richard Whitaker, 1625, 4to (175 x 134mm.), first complete edition, first issue, with preliminary blank leaf, woodcut head-pieces and initials, later crushed maroon morocco gilt by Riviere, all edges gilt, slipcase, a clean, crisp copy; The Essayes...newly enlarged. John Haviland, 1632, 4to (183 x 133mm.), with initial blank but without final blank, woodcut initial on A3 recto coloured in hand, modern half morocco over paper-covered boards, browned, hinges crudely repaired with tape, joints cracked, modern ownership inscription in ink on front endpaper (2)

[1625 edition:] Gibson 13; STC 1147; Pforzheimer 30 (second issue)
[1632 edition] Gibson 16; STC 1150

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The most popular of Bacon's literary works, the Essays appeared first in 1597 with only ten contributions. The 1625 edition was the first complete edition, containing 58 essays, and was the last to appear in the author's lifetime.