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Price: US$399.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is the text block only -- there are no covers or spine on this copy. Marbled paper endpapers and plain brown backing paper on the spine, with only a spot or two where earlier leather still shows. 254 + 31 + 131 pages. The essays Wisdom of the Ancients has its own title page and pagination. The Colours of Good and Evil is paginated separately as well. Despite not having covers, the text block here remains in good condition, corners square and pages clean. The foreedges are dyed red. Cropped a bit close at the top, but never affecting any text & only occasionally the header. Early ownership name on the title page. Measures 4.25 x 6.5 inches. A collection of 63 essays. Bacon lived from 1561-1626. This collection, printed nearly 50 years after hie death, is a testament to the continuing popularity of this views. Please email for photos of this little volume in need of a new binding.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Bound in later full speckled calf, modern rebacking. Bookplate to front pastedown. Wing B-287; Gibson 23b; ESTC R15975.3). A handsome copy, asking to be handled and read.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1673 Sir Francis Bacon English ESSAYS Political Philosophy Law Good Evil Clark Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly. Francis Bacon Francis Bacon was one of the most famous English philosophers and scientists of the Renaissance. While most of his work deals with discovery, scientific method, and the scientific revolution, he did lean strongly toward Puritanism in his personal devotion. The Essays of Bacon was a collection of personal theories covering a wide variety of topics dealing with human emotion such as death, revenge, parenting, marriage vs single life, love and envy, atheism vs religion, nobility, wealth and riches, gardening, social factions, anger, and many more. The Essays was the origin to many well-known proverbs and aphorisms such as: If the Hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill . ( Of Boldness ) This 1680 edition of The Essays contains 58 essays as well as Bacon s works Colors of Good and Evil and The Wisdom of the Ancients . Item number: #24091 Price: $950 BACON, Francis The essays or counsels, civil & moral London: Printed by T.N. for John Martyn, S. Mearne, and H. Herringman, 1673. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o Essays [4], 254, [4] o Good and Evil [8], 31, [1] o Wisdom of the Ancients [14], 131 Provenance: Handwritten Mary Tippets Language: English Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 24091 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.