From Rudi Thoemmes Rare Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
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French translation by Pouillot of The Life of Francis Bacon by the Scottish poet and playwright, David Mallet (1705-65). Mallet was disliked by fellow Scots, partly perhaps because he had anglicised his name from Malloch. 'An anonymous writer has, like a Scotch pedlar in wit, unbraced his pack on the subject. I may fairly say of this author, as Falstaff says of Poins - Hang him, baboon, his wit is as thick as Tewkesbury mustard; there is no more conceit in him than a mallet' (from Wilkes's correspondence, quoted in Chambers's Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen). Mallet's Life of Bacon first appeared as a Preface to the 1740 folio edition of Bacon's Works. It is supplemented here with an essay on Queen Elizabeth and some complementary pieces on Bacon. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 12mo, [ii], 308 pp., contemporary mottled French calf, spine richly gilt in compartments with red morocco label, slight loss to head, all edges red, marbled endpapers, no stamps or inscriptions, an attractive copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-15028486048
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Title: La vie du chancelier François Bacon [by ...
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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