The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise And Fall
de du Maurier, Daphne
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- Tapa dura
- First
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- ISBN 10
- 0385123833
- ISBN 13
- 9780385123839
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Doubleday, 1977 0385123833. First edition. USA hardback. VG/G. Usual superior American book binding. 9.4" by 6". 224 pp. including index and appendices listing Bacon's essays and Shakespeare's plays. Very Good copy in slightly worn but intact and unclipped DW with portrait of Bacon on front cover. Entire back cover is photo of the author. No inscriptions. Deckle edges. A rare foray by this novelist into biography. .
Sinopsis
The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall is a skillful biography of Sir Francis Bacon written by Daphne Du Maurier. Lawyer, author, and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon once wrote, “All rising to great place is by a winding stair.” Bacon was 45 years old when he was made Solicitor-General by King James I. Du Maurier paints an illuminating portrait of this multi-faceted man.
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- Librería
- David Edward Hellawell
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 40
- Título
- The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise And Fall
- Autor
- du Maurier, Daphne
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0385123833
- ISBN 13
- 9780385123839
- Editorial
- New York: Doubleday, 1977 0385123833
- Lugar de publicación
- Garden City, Ny
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 1977
- Palabras clave
- Biography Francis Bacon Shakespeare Queen Elizabeth du Maurier Plays Essays QSE
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