Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning
by Francis Lord Verulam (Francis Bacon)
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- Hardcover
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Clarence Park, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Edited by B. Montagu Esq. (London: William Pickering: [1840]) The date is printed on the spine. Full leather bound by Chapman and Hall, five raised bands (that is, hard covers) pp. xvi, 350. Index. Printed by C. Whittingham, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane. All edges gilt. Front inner hinge cracked; the leather rubbed at its extremities including external hinges and raised bands; a very good copy.
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Clarence Park, South Australia
About exPB
I am the daughter of Pioneer Books, our business has closed down after 43 years and I am listing some of it on my own account now that I'm the proud owner of the residual stock! I am selling them at half the price at which they were listed when Pioneer Books existed.
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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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...