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Lot 188
Sale 6286 - The Collected Library
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Mar 5, 2025
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Mar 18, 2025
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BACON, Francis, Sir (1561-1626). The Elements of the Common Lawes of England. London: Printed by R. Young for the assigns of John More, 1639.
4to. (Some toning and spotting.) Contemporary calf, manuscript label on spine (some rubbing).
Third edition, first published in 1610. ESTC S100352.
[Bound with]: The Use of the Law. London: Printed by R. Young for the assigns of John More, 1639.
Though both works are attributed to Bacon there is significant dispute about authorship, in particular The Use of the Law, which was first printed by Sir John Doddridge as the second part of The Lawyer's Light. ESTC S100352.