The Essays of Bacon.
London: Humphreys, 1907. Rubricated title. 323 pages, 12mo, untrimmed, top edge gilt. Full black crushed morocco, ornately gilt spine and covers. London: Humphreys. Near fine. Early ownership name on fly-leaf. More
London: Humphreys, 1907. Rubricated title. 323 pages, 12mo, untrimmed, top edge gilt. Full black crushed morocco, ornately gilt spine and covers. London: Humphreys. Near fine. Early ownership name on fly-leaf. More
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. Facsimile title page from first complete edition of Bacon's essays. 391 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped gray leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. More
New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, 1968. 20 tipped-in color plates (plates 10 and 18 are each three panels). Introductory essay by Lawrence Gowing. 66 pages. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers, printed mylar dust wrapper (torn on rear cover; edges curled). New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, 1968. A very good(-) copy. More
Venitiis: Girardi, 1762. 8vo, old vellum, spine labels torn & rubbed. Venetiis: Girardi, 1762. First Venetian Edition. Old library stamp on p.99, otherwise clean, with only minimal light foxing. More
New York: Heritage, 1944. Decorated initials throughout. 190 pages. Slim 4to, cloth-backed decorative boards, dust wrapper slipcase (sturdy but worn on spine). New York: The Heritage Press, 1944. A fine copy, complete with original onionskin wrapper. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Frontispiece portrait. 190pp. Short slim 4to, gilt-stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). Small whitish stain on cover, otherwise fine. More
Paris: Maeght, 1966. Whole issue devoted to Francis Bacon. Text in French with commentary by Michel Leiris, and interview with Bacon by David Sylvester. Illustrated with 6 color lithographs after Bacon (cover plus 5 single sheets); 8 other reproductions in color including the large folding Triptych, and 5 in b/w. Folio, loose as issued in original pictorial wrappers, protected in a two-part green board folder and slipcase. Paris: Maeght, Novembre 1966. Limited edition. The folder is rubbed and irregularly faded..... More
London: 1631. Together with: New Atlantis, A Work Unfinished. Written by Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. Published after the author's death by W. Rawley. Lacks the main title page, but with an extra engraved title page dated 1631. The engraved portrait of Bacon is mounted inside the front cover. [14], 218, [22]; [4], 43pp. 4to, old boards (well-rubbed and soiled; lacking spine but still firmly sewn). London: Printed by W. Lee, 1631. Possibly the 3rd edition. There is an..... More
Leiden: Fransciscum Hackium, 1648. Thick 16mo, old leather; professionally re-backed to match, red leather spine label. Leiden: Fransciscum Hackium, 1648. Very good. Old stamp on title page. Very good copy of the first Latin edition (printed the same year by Elzevir). More
London: Millar, 1753. 3 volumes, thick folios, copper engraved frontispieces, some light scatterd foxing, all edges gilt, rubricated titles. handsomely rebound in 1/2 brown crushed morocco, red morocco titles on ornately gilt spines, marbled boards. London: Millar, 1753. A beautiful near fine set. More
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