Of the advancement and proficiencie of learning; or, The partitions of sciences, nine books. Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious and famous Lord Bacon (1674)
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, Wats, Gilbert, d. 1657, Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1775-1851 (bookplate), Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1799-1869 (bookplate) · London, T. Williams · leaf 134
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