The twoo bookes of Francis Bacon
Subtitle: Of the proficience and aduancement of learning, diuine and humane. To the King
Publisher: Printed [by Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, and are to be sold at his shop at Graies Inne Gate in Holborne
Published: 1605
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Science; Methodology; Logic
Other titles: Tvvoo bookes of Francis Bacon.; Of the proficience and advancement of learning, divine and humane.
Work titles: De augmentis scientiarum
Notes: 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.

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

"The second booke of Francis Bacon", 118 [i.e. 116] p., has separate foliation and register; foliation is very irregular.

Two states of leaf C4 recto (First book) exist: line 5 has "amiable", variant: this line has "maniable"

Also issued in a large paper copy. Cf. Pforzheimer, no. 36.

Signatures: A-L⁴ M²; 2A-2Y⁴ 3A-3G⁴ 3H² (3H2 blank)

Numerous errors in foliation.

Woodcut initials; fleuron.

STC (2nd ed.) 1164.

Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, 81.

Pforzheimer 36.

English short title catalogue S100507.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting 2 leaves of errata following signature 3H, and final blank leaf 3H2.

John Carter Brown Library copy has leaf C4 recto (First book), line five reading variant printing "maniable"; printed on ordinary paper.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Woleon-Halpert Seventeenth-Century Fund, in memory of Minnie Sabin and William Baer Woleon, grandparents of Violet Halpert.