The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise And Fall
by du Maurier, Daphne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0385123833
- ISBN 13
- 9780385123839
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1977 0385123833. First edition. USA hardback. VG/G. Usual superior American book binding. 9.4" by 6". 224 pp. including index and appendices listing Bacon's essays and Shakespeare's plays. Very Good copy in slightly worn but intact and unclipped DW with portrait of Bacon on front cover. Entire back cover is photo of the author. No inscriptions. Deckle edges. A rare foray by this novelist into biography. .
Synopsis
The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall is a skillful biography of Sir Francis Bacon written by Daphne Du Maurier. Lawyer, author, and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon once wrote, “All rising to great place is by a winding stair.” Bacon was 45 years old when he was made Solicitor-General by King James I. Du Maurier paints an illuminating portrait of this multi-faceted man.
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40
- Title
- The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise And Fall
- Author
- du Maurier, Daphne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385123833
- ISBN 13
- 9780385123839
- Publisher
- New York: Doubleday, 1977 0385123833
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, Ny
- This edition first published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Biography Francis Bacon Shakespeare Queen Elizabeth du Maurier Plays Essays QSE
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David Edward Hellawell
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David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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