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BACON'S ESSAYS AND COLOURS OF GOOD AND EVIL
by BACON, Francis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
12mo. With notes and glossarial index by W. Aldis Wright. Engraved portrait vignette on title page. 3/4 gilt stamped vellum over light green cloth by Bumpus, spine with gilt stamped floral design and gilt stamped brown morocco label, covers ruled in gilt, marbled endpapers. Very good. 388 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15626
- Title
- BACON'S ESSAYS AND COLOURS OF GOOD AND EVIL
- Author
- BACON, Francis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Pages
- 388
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LIT
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
Biblio member since 2009
Palm Springs, California
About Houle Rare Books & Autographs
2699 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262By appointment only.
Glossary
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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. ...
- 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...
- 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...
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