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Essays: Advancement of Learning, New Atlantis
by Bacon, Sir Francis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated with facsimile title pages. Printed and bound exclusively for subscribers to the 100 Greatest Books of all Time. Bound in the publisher's original blue-gray composition leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Two raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers have faded near the edges, else fine.
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9026236
- Title
- Essays: Advancement of Learning, New Atlantis
- Author
- Bacon, Sir Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- leather
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About the Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- 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...