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BACON, Francis (1561–1626). The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High-Chancellor of England… Edited by Peter Shaw. London: J. J. and P. Knapton, [et al], 1733. 3 volumes, 4to. Full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt scrollwork and centerpieces in compartments, all edges speckled in red (covers starting with splitting to joints, ends worn). FIRST SHAW EDITION. From the private library of a prominent Chicago collector, part II.