The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam. [Introduction by Oliphant Smeaton.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN EARLY LEATHERETTE BINDING
by BACON Francis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dent,, [1909]. 8vo., with decorative title and pictorial endpapers; early series binding of maroon full leatherette, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, radial corners, ribbon marker, backstrip chipped at tail else a very good, bright, clean copy. The most elaborate of the four original binding styles, full leatherette was introduced at the commencement of the series and discontinued around 1919 (see Seymour pp.103). Due to the delicate nature of the material, really bright, crisp copies are now genuinely elusive. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 10; Seymour 46.0.
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- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43121
- Title
- The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam. [Introduction by Oliphant Smeaton.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN EARLY LEATHERETTE BINDING
- Author
- BACON Francis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dent,
- Date Published
- [1909]
- Keywords
- everyman's library, everymans library, bacon, francis bacon, lord verulam
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...