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BACON, FRANCIS, Sir. Sylva Sylvarum; or, A Naturall Historie . . . The third Edition. [28], 33, [1], 39-260, [28]; [4], 47, [5] pages, including engraved frontispiece portrait, additional title dated 1631, and final blank. Folio, 272x180 mm, contemporary blind-ruled calf with later leather lettering piece and gilt crest in bottom compartment, minor surface wear on covers; contents clean, an attractive copy overall. Unidentified modern bookplate ("Halcyon / Lake Almanor / Burns"). Gibson 174; STC 1172. London: John Haviland for William Lee, to be sold by John Williams, 1635
