The tvvoo bookes of Francis Bacon
Subtitle: of the proficience and aduancement of learning, diuine and humane
Contributors: Purfoot, Thomas, -1615, printer; Creede, Thomas, -1619?, printer; Tomes, Henrie, active 1598-1607, bookseller
Publisher: Printed for Henrie Tomes, and are to be sold at his shop ...
Published: 1605
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Science; Early works to 1800; Methodology; Logic
Other titles: Twoo bookes of Francis Bacon; Of the proficience and aduancement of learning; Of the aduancement of learning
Work titles: Advancement of learning
Notes: Without the errata leaves.

"To the king."

Better known under title: Advancement of learning. An augmented Latin translation was published in 1623 under title: De dignitate et augmentis scientiarum, becoming afterward better known as De augmentis scientiarum.

Exists in various states, copies being gathered and bound indiscriminately. For a complete bibliographic description, see: Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, a bibliography, and, his Supplement, no. 81.

There are two issues of this edition known to exist, one being on large paper. A rare variant has 2 leaves of errata following signature 3H (cf. Pforzheimer).

T. Purfoot (the elder) printed book 1 and 2K-2R of book 2; T. Creede printed 2A-2I, 3E-3H; another, unidentified, printer or compositor set the rest (cf. STC).

Signatures: A-L⁴ M² 2A-3G⁴ 3H².

Numerous errors in foliation; last leaf unnumbered in some copies.

Final leaf is blank.

Rare Book copy: Without the errata leaves

STC (2nd ed.) 1164.

Gibson, R.W.  Francis Bacon, a bibliography 81.

Pforzheimer 36.