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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political.
by Bacon, Sir Francis
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Chiswick Press by C. Whittingham for J. Carpenter, 1812. Collection of 60 brief essays on morality, finance, and life; with a life of the author, 3 epistles. Hardcover, half brown calf over marbled boards. Shows some wear, rubbing, fading; edges lightly chipped; armorial bookplate of John F. Chadwick inside front cover, minor foxing, title page tanned (offset from frontispiece), pencil note. Text clean; xl, 295 pages, engraved frontispiece portrait.. Later Edition. Half Calf. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p0667
- Title
- Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political.
- Author
- Bacon, Sir Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Chiswick Press by C. Whittingham for J. Carpenter
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1812
- Keywords
- Philosophy, Morality, Religion, Economics
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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