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Bacon's Essays: With Annotations By Richard Whately
by Bacon, Francis; Richard Whately
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John W. Parker And Son, 1857. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xx, 536 Pp. Three Quarter Tan Calf, Spine Ornately Gilt, Two Red Morocco Spine Labels; Marbled Paper Boards And Matching Endpapers, With Matching Marbling Also To Edges Of Page Block. Some Wear, Points Of Fraying At Tips Only, Hinges Tight, Contents Clean. Ownership Signature Of W. H. Latouche, 19Th Century Headmaster Of Hastings Grammar School, Sussex.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036258
- Title
- Bacon's Essays: With Annotations By Richard Whately
- Author
- Bacon, Francis; Richard Whately
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- John W. Parker And Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books; Philosophy and Thoughtfulness; Literature: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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