Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning: Or the Partitions of Sciences Nine Books. This item is unavailable.Of the Advancement and Proficiencie of Learning: Or the Partitions of Sciences Nine Books

[32], 1-38, [14], 322pp, [20]. Contemporary panelled calf, later rebacked, raised bands, spine in six panels, old title label to second panel, remaining panels with small central tool in blind, covers with simple panel design. Rebacked and recornered, spine lightly faded. Internally lightly browned throughout, large ownership note in pen to front pastedown, a few marginal notes in pencil, but generally fairly clean. Portrait frontispiece. The second edition in English, after the first of 1640. Gibson 142 Size: 4to.