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The Two Books of Francis, Lord Verulam of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human. To the King. (Fine Binding - Proudfoot)
by Bacon), Francis Lord Verulam
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1825. The RARE 1825 Basil Montagu edited edition, in a fine contemporary binding, signed Proudfoot Binder, of full black crushed morocco, front cover bordered by single gilt fillet, central gilt tooled decoration of the Aldine Dolphin and Anchor trademark of Pickering and Basil Montagu bordered by a gilt fillet and corner emblems, the rear cover the same except no central anchor, back lettered in gilt, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, with an appropriate period bookplate, artist A. Wyon, featuring a man writing at his desk in his library while a skeletal figure (representing Death) in the background plays a xylophone. The Latin inscription on the bookplate reads " stulte hac nocte repetunt animam tuam et quae parasti, cuius erunt?" This is part of a quotation from the Book of Luke, and translates ""`Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?". Book is Near fine, light foxing throughout. . First Edition Thus. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007722
- Title
- The Two Books of Francis, Lord Verulam of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human. To the King. (Fine Binding - Proudfoot)
- Author
- Bacon), Francis Lord Verulam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy; Fine Bindings;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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