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The Essays of Francis Bacon
by Bacon, Francis
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Tolz: Bremer Presse, 1920. Vellum. Very Good. 4to. 242, [4]- table, [1], colophon, [4] blanks. Full vellum with gilt outline borders to boards and compartments, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt. Endpapers and title-page foxed, with scattered light foxing throughout. Stamped Bremer Binderel. F. TH. at base of rear pastedown. The binding is tight and solid, a nice clean copy. Housed in the original box? Box constructed of wood, nailed together and covered in floral moire like paper, perhaps wallpaper? The nails are loose, the box is fragile but in one piece, the edges are worn and some of the paper chipped away. Printed by Johannes Hoops at The Bremer Presse in an edition of 270 copies, this is no. 109.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42479
- Title
- The Essays of Francis Bacon
- Author
- Bacon, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bremer Presse
- Place of Publication
- Tolz
- Date Published
- 1920
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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