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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Bruce Rogers (illustrator). Book Club Edition. The Heritage Press edition of "The Essayes, or Counsels Civill & Morall" by Francis Bacon, remains one of the most beautiful modern editions of Bacon's Essays ever printed. With the book's Introduction written by Christopher Morley, and its physical aspects designed by renowned Typographer and Book Designer Bruce Rogers, this is a volume to seriously read and cherish through the years. The book is bound in a handsome deep, rich brown imitation leather (a bonded leather fabric) with title, etc. lettered in gold gilt on the spine and front board. The title page is rubricated and displays Bacon's heraldic shield. The text is handsomely printed in Janson typeface with decorative rubricated initials. It's a a lovely book. "The Essays of Francis Bacon", comprising fifty-eight pieces, was published in 1625, just before his death. These Essays are considered by many, to be among the three most beautiful works written in the English language, and they have exerted an influence which pervades almost every corner of modern thought. - Excerpted from The Publisher, speaking in the "Sandglass" TITLE : The Essayes or, Counsels Civill & Morall AUTHOR : Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (1561 - 1597) INTRODUCTION : Christopher Morley POSTSCRIPT : A. S. W. Rosenbach TYPEFACE & DESIGN : Bruce Rogers IMPRINT : Heritage Press PLACE : Norfolk, Connecticut DATE : (© 1972) EDITION : Reprint, published for the members of the Heritage Club STATUS : This edition OP. PHYSICAL DETAILS : Hardcover published for members of the Heritage Club; The book contains an Introduction; Rubricated title page and chapter initials; [xiv] + 190 pages; approximately 6 7/8" x 10 5/8" ; bound in rich brown bonded leather fabric (imitation leather); housed in a slip-case. Still present is the Heritage Club "Sandglass" , No. IX-R: 44. CONDITION -- NEAR FINE -- This is a previously owned book which remains in exceptional condition, with the following particulars noted :: BOARDS : Clean, bright and presentable - title bright SPINE : Clean, bright and presentable - gilt title is bright TEXT-BLOCK EDGES : Clean BINDING : Solid END PAPERS : Clean and unmarked INTERIOR : Clean and presentable - exceptional all around. SLIP-CASE : A bit of surface rub and slight scuffing, else solid, clean and with no splitting.