Francis Bacon - The Essays of Francis Bacon Lord Verulam (the Books of the Verulam Club)

London, Chapman and Hall, Ltd, 1910. Leather. A handsomely bound copy of Francis Bacon's highly regarded essays. A bright copy of Francis Bacon's essays, which cover topics drawn from both public and private life and are written in a wide range of styles.Bound in a red half calf, with matching red cloth boards and marbled endpapers. Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library.With a monochrome portrait frontispiece. Including Bacon's discussions on topics such as 'Truth', 'Nobility', 'Friendship', 'Nature in Men', 'Vain Glory', 'Suspicion' and 'Ambition', among others. In a red half calf binding, with cloth boards. Externally, very smart. With fading to the spine and minimal rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Offsetting to the title page caused by frontispiece. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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