The Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and Fall de Daphne Du Maurier - 1977

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1977. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Doubleday, 1977. 8vo size brown clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 224 deckle edged pages. Full page color and black and white illustrations on glossy stock. Full page photograph of author on back cover of dust jacket. From jacket: "All Rising to Great Place Is by a winding Staire," Sir Francis Bacon wrote in one of his essays. It wasn't until he was 45 that his feet found the first step... In this account of the last 25 years in the life of Sir Francis Bacon, (the author) shows the incredible amount of activity and purpose that propelled the day-by-day life of a man who was not only a writer, philosopher, thinker, and scientist, but also a doer. Hovering over all these busy and fruitful days, however, were some far less predicable and dangerous booby-traps of political life, at Court and in Parliament, that in time would make him a victim as well..." The author of several biographies, Daphne du Maurier is best known for her novels. Jacket has three small… Leer más

Doubleday. Hardcover. USED Good/Fair Jacket.

Doubleday, January 1977. Hardcover. Used Good/Good. Dust Jacket is wrapped in mylar Brodart covering, which is removable. Dust Jacket has some edge and corner wear, some scuffing, but still intact. Front and back covers have light wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with minor edge or corner wear. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy but still in readable condition. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Usual ex-library markings. Dj is in a taped-in wrap. Last endpage has been cut out.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG beige and brown pictorial dj. 224 deckled pages including index. First American edition. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (1561 - 1626) was an English astrologer, philosopher, statesman, freemason and essayist.