The Two Books of Francis, Lord Verulam of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human. To the King. (Fine Binding - Proudfoot)
de Bacon), Francis Lord Verulam
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Librería
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Precio
EUR 1,408.50EUR 1,126.80
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Sobre este artículo
London: William Pickering, 1825. The RARE 1825 Basil Montagu edited edition, in a fine contemporary binding, signed Proudfoot Binder, of full black crushed morocco, front cover bordered by single gilt fillet, central gilt tooled decoration of the Aldine Dolphin and Anchor trademark of Pickering and Basil Montagu bordered by a gilt fillet and corner emblems, the rear cover the same except no central anchor, back lettered in gilt, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, with an appropriate period bookplate, artist A. Wyon, featuring a man writing at his desk in his library while a skeletal figure (representing Death) in the background plays a xylophone. The Latin inscription on the bookplate reads " stulte hac nocte repetunt animam tuam et quae parasti, cuius erunt?" This is part of a quotation from the Book of Luke, and translates ""`Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?". Book is Near fine, light foxing throughout. . First Edition Thus. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 007722
- Título
- The Two Books of Francis, Lord Verulam of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human. To the King. (Fine Binding - Proudfoot)
- Autor
- Bacon), Francis Lord Verulam
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edición
- First Edition Thus
- Editorial
- William Pickering
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1825
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Philosophy; Fine Bindings;
Términos de venta
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Sobre el vendedor
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
Sobre Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
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- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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