London: Arthur L. Humprhreys, 1900. Hardcover. Good. Handsome fine binding of Bacon's essays in which he holds forth on a number of topics including friendship, cunning, atheism and marriage. Square 8vo. Red and black titles. Half leather with raised bands and elaborate gilt to spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Marbled endpapers. Book marker ribbon. Light fading and rubbing to covers. Nibbles to prelims. fading to end-papers. Contents clean and prim, binding square and tight. Good+ overall.

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Bookseller: AJ Scruffles (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001014
Title: The Essays of Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Arthur L. Humprhreys
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1900
Keywords: attractive_bindings, antiquarian_binding, philosophy, essays
Bookseller catalogs: Leather Bindings;

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.