Bacon Alban (78 results)

Hard cover. 190 p. Introduction by Christopher Morley. Decorative paper over boards binding. Green spine strip is darkened and splotchy. Interior is clean and unmarked, binding is tight. No slipcase. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Brown buckram, lettered in gilt. Spine panel slightly sunned, light shelf wear, typical toning to text block edges. Firm binding, clean and unmarked interior beyond former owner's signature on upper front pastedown (inside front cover). 380 pp., illus. w/ 75 plates, 41 illus. in text. Undated, ca. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Condition: New. pp. 251.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. pp. 251.

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condition: New. pp. 251.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in full brown leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Blind stamp to title page. For more than 30 years, the Easton Press has been the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt classic leather bindings.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. M Jones, Paternoster-Row 1801 small hardback xiii270 pp. Front board detached, has ex libris label of William Hay and another initial to fep  but still in good reading order. 24 hour despatch via Tracked. Full refund if not satisfied. A scan of this book is available on request.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Philip Allan & Co., 1924. Hardcover pastedown title to spine with black boards viii 254 pages, minor wear to boards and ex libris label to fep but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 367 pages plus indexes (complete). A passive copy. The boards are grubby. They retain a weary elegance. There handling and storage marks and wear all about. They are sure. The contents are very clean, clear, benign, confident, authoritative. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG) boards stained; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 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. Bruce Rogers (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good tight clean hardback.1922,1st edition.230pp,with illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback in original beige and blues cloth boards, some bumping and light shelf wear, slight foxing on edge block, previous owner's label on front endpaper, otherwise in Very Good condition. No dustwrapper. First edition, pp217, b&w illustrations and index, some publishers' advertising pages at the rear. A record of sport on loch and river, moor and mountain, at home & abroad; with some practical notes on the legal aspects of sport.…

Hard with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very good in like dust jacket. Presumed first printing. Undated. c.1931. Very good in like dust jacket. DJ lightly dust marked. Minor foxing to endpapers. 448pp. With 250 illustrations; plates and within text, from photographs, diagrams, fly examples, in colour and b/w. (illustrator).…

hardcover octavo (VG+), d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. 380 pp. Light foxing of the fore-edges and also a smattering in the prelims. Mostly clean. A tight and handsome copy.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, faded blocked and lettered gilt back. 18mo. 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains (vii)-1, 159 pp. Marks and soiling to the boards, contents in clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid original finely engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an unusual and decorative antique engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine original engraving, printed ca. 1829. Mounted and ready to frame. An excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid original engraved portrait of an eminent person. Professionally mounted and ready to frame. Unusual, attractive and decorative. C. 1830.