The  tvvoo bookes of Francis Bacon
Subtitle: of the proficience and aduancement of learning, diuine and humane.
Contributors: Purfoot, Thomas, d. 1615 printer.; Creede, Thomas, d. 1619?, printer.; Tomes, Henrie, fl. 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 -- Methodology -- Early works to 1800; Logic -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
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: "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.

STC (2nd ed.) 1164

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

Pforzheimer 36