BACONIAN ESSAYS. by Smithson, E.W

Cecil Palmer, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. First Edition. 229 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth. Rough cut textblock edges. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges.

Pt. Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1970. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Five essays by Smithson, and an introduction with additional articles, by Sir George Greenwood. addressing the life and work of Sir Francis Bacon. 230 pages. Octavo.

Cecil Palmer, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1922. First Edition. 300 pages. Removable plastic wrapper over grey dust jacket with purple cloth. Pages are rough cut. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning and moderate foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to free endpapers, with a few nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Creasing to rear hinge. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning and sunning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Pencil scribbles over title label. Water drops on front board. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Moderately tanned overall.

. good. With an introduction & two essays by Sir George Greenwood. A support of the Bacon-Shakespeare theory. 1922 Cecil Palmer, light fading to covers, contents clean & tight . 1922. Hardcover.

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Paperback / softback. New.