Lot of 3 Books by Francis Bacon The Two Books of Francis Lord Verulam of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human; the Essays or Counsels Civil and Moral and Wisdom of the Ancients; Novum Organum or True Suggestions for the Interpretation of Nature
by Francis Bacon
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-356. Very Good. Hardcover. Leather. 12mo. Bound by William Pickering, London, UK. 1850-51. Xvi, 341 pgs, xxvii, 355 pgs, 323 pgs. Bound in full red leather by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and raised bands present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities (spines are darkened and sunned). Previous owner's gift inscription to Robert M Laughlin lexicographer of the Mayan language. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Last Exit Books (US)
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- Title
- Lot of 3 Books by Francis Bacon The Two Books of Francis Lord Verulam of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human; the Essays or Counsels Civil and Moral and Wisdom of the Ancients; Novum Organum or True Suggestions for the Interpretation of Nature
- Author
- Francis Bacon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Place of Publication
- E-356
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. 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.
- 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....