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HC. 291pp First publsihed in 1587, newly written in 1625. Francis Bacon--Baron Verulam and Viscount St. Albans, but not Lord Bacon, as he is sometimes erroneously styled, left us this literary legacy of wonderful essays. Nice clean and tight copy. good+, cream cloth, teg, gilt stampings (hardcover). B&W illustrations (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardback in fair condition. Small tears to spine. Tanning to pages. Notes on inside back cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages un-numbered, colourful and decorative double title page, hardcover, bound in mottled marbled boards, paper spine, gilt lettered, all edges gilt, 9 x 6cms or 3.5 x 2.25 inches, gift inscription within dated 1918, very good condition, Robert Scott, London, circa 1918. * part of the Gem Booklets series.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1900 Hardcover, Rebound. Ex-Library Reference book. Text is clean. Binding is strong. B & W illustrations. Rough cut pages with gilt tops, lightly age-yellowed. Green cloth cover with original green cloth front cover with medalion attached. (This copy states "First published in 1597, Newly written in 1625." ).…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 302 Pages. Blue Cloth. Bibliography Near End. First Printing, With 1910 Date On Title Page. , Light Usage, Gilt Bright, Black Lettering Strong, No Fraying. Small Number And Also A Tiny Number Label At Base Of Spine, No Other Marks. Ownership Information In Pencil On 2Nd Front Blank Endpaper, With A Few Pages With Scholarly Annotations In Pencil. Rear Endpaper Has A 2 1/4" Long X 1/2" Tear At Bottom Corner. …

No Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. One in The Gem Booklets Series. No Dust Jacket brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on the front, one front rigt hand endpaper missing, slight marks on front left hand endpaper, gilt page edges, otherwise clean tight copy in good condition, 77pp Published by Robert Scott Book#100735.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Very good compact edition of a selection Whittier's works. No date but previous owner's dedication inside cover dated 1919 Size: 9x6cms. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The twelve poets featured are: Keats, Whittier, Byron, Herrick, Spenser, Coleridge, Tennyson, Longfellow, Browning, Sir Walter Scott, Wordsworth, and Shelley. What marks this particular selection is the quality of literary figures who have selected and written an introduction to each poet. For example Edward Dowden has made his selection for the Coleridge book and W B Yeats has handled the Spenser volume. Each volume has been illustrated by a different artist: Charles Pears, Jessie King and Edmund Sullivan have each contributed, amongst others.…