The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh.

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Sir Francis Bacon,

The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh.

Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622.

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The True First Edition, First State, complete with the initial blank, “Souldiers” on Pg. 3, and the errata entirely uncorrected. Gibson 116a.

The volume(s) measure about 29.1 cm. by 19 cm. by 2.7 cm.

Each leaf measures about 285 mm. by 185 mm.

The full title reads

The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. Written by the Right Honourable, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622.

The volume paginates as follows: [8], 248 p.

The volume collates as follows: [A]4 B-2I4.

The first leaf is blank. With the portrait of Henry VII signed: Iohn Payne sculpsit, opposite the wood engraved title page. Complete in all respects.

First Edition, First State. In this edition page 3 line 12 has “Souldiers”; all seven errata are uncorrected. (see slideshow).

Note: There is a 1st Ed. 2nd state published the same year (Gibson 116b). In this edition page 3 line 12 has “Souldiours”; four errata are uncorrected.

STC 1159, Gibson, R.W. Bacon, 116a

Bound in later full blind ruled calf, probably 18th Century. The spine in six compartments with five raised bands. A red lettering piece in the second compartment from the top. The boards and spine a bit scuffed. Fraying to the top of the spine.

Internally fine, with no water stains, but some small stains and fox marks from time to time. The pages with generous margins.

Of Bacon’s Henry VII

Per Wikipedia: History of the Reign of King Henry VII charts the reign of the first Tudor monarch Henry VII who took the throne from his rival Richard III in 1485. At the time of writing Bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late 1621 and sent a copy to James I. It was published the following year.

The book remains his only completed work of history. At the request of Charles, Prince of Wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of Henry VIII, but only completed a brief introduction.

Bacon’s portrayal of Henry was extremely influential for the following three centuries. It would be printed twice in 1622, 1628, 1629, 1637, 1641, 1786, and 1790.

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