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Francis Bacon

55 copies for sale · $32–$7,500 · 4 first editions · 1 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Works of Francis Bacon in 10 vols (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,950
Sylva sylvarum. bound with New Atlantis — Rootenberg Rare Books$2,500
The Works of Francis Bacon… in Ten Volumes — Hordern HouseA$2,250
Exemplum Tractatus de Justitia Universali: Sive de Fontibus Juris.. — The Lawbook Exchange$1,500
The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban — Hordern HouseA$650
The Essays of Francis Bacon — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$500
Novum Organum sive Indicia Vera de Interpretatione Naturae — James Cummins Bookseller$400
The Essays of Bacon — Ursus Books$300
BACON, Francis. — Sokol Books£2,750
Essays — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$125
Advancement of Learning, Novum Organum, New Atlantis The Great Books — Good Books in the Woods$45
The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral, of Francis Ld. Verulam Viscount St. Albans — MW Books€35

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Works on the market

ESSAYS AND NEW ATLANTIS8 copies · $47–$95
THE EFFAYES; Easton Press5 copies · $273
THE EFFAYES OR COUNSELS CIVILL & MORALL OF FRANCIS BACON; Easton Press4 copies · $293
BACON, Francis2 copies · £950–£2,750
THE ESSAYS OF SIR FRANCIS BACON; Easton Press2 copies · $283
THE ESSAYES (ESSAYS) ; Easton Press2 copies · $273
Essays2 copies · $125–$181
THE ESSAYS OR COUNSELS, CIVIL AND MORAL, OF FRANCIS LD. VERULAM2 copies · $68–$73
Twoo Bookes Of Francis Bacon Of The Proficience And Advancement Of Learning Divine And Hum1 copy · $7,500
The Essaies of Sr Francis Bacon Knight, the Kings Aturney Generall. His Religious Meditati1 copy · $6,000
Sylva sylvarum. bound with New Atlantis1 copy · $2,500
The Works of Francis Bacon… in Ten Volumes1 copy · A$2,250
The Works of Francis Bacon in 10 vols1 copy · $1,950
Exemplum Tractatus de Justitia Universali: Sive de Fontibus Juris..1 copy · $1,500
The Essayes Or Covnsels Civill And Morall With A Table Of The Colours Or Apparances Of Goo1 copy · $720
The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban1 copy · A$650
ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, NOVUM ORGANUM, NEW ATLANTIS; Franklin Library1 copy · $523
The Essays of Francis Bacon1 copy · $500
Novum Organum sive Indicia Vera de Interpretatione Naturae1 copy · $400
Francis Bacon and the Tradition of Art by Francis Bacon: Used1 copy · $344

Market context

18 copies of Francis Bacon's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning, 1st edition in English, 1640 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£520
Sylva Sylvarum: Or, a Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries, 5th edition, 1639 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£320
The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seuenth. 1622 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£220
Opuscula Varia Posthuma, Philosophica, Civilia, et Theologica, first edition, first issue, (forum, 2026-05-07)£300
Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning or the Partitions of Science, first edition (forum, 2026-05-07)£500
Sylva Sylvarum or a Naturall History, 1627 (dominic winter, 2026-01-01)£440

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