THE WORKS OF FRANCIS BACON, BARON OF VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBAN, AND LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND. (5 Volumes)
by Bacon, Francis
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
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About This Item
London: J. Rivington and Sons. Good+. 1778. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 volumes rebound in twentieth century dark tan leatherette with 5 bands & a paper label on each volume. Text is tight & intact. Illustrated with 4 copper engraved fronticepieces: tailpiece vignettes scattered throughout. Title pages printed in red & black with a printer's device on each. Vols 1-3: English text, Volumes 4-5: Latin text. #1: [12, xlii, 2, 529pp]; #2 [6, 658pp]; #3: [12, vi, 7-681pp, 74; ] #4: [xx,2,529pp]; #5: [vii, 604pp]. Text has light to moderate age toning & occasional light, scattered foxing. A few edge chipped pages in first & last leaves of text. Vol #1: last leaf is glued to endpaper (no loss of text). Vol #5 has a 1/2" tear @ head of spine. Prior owners' signatures. Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author, and pioneer of the scientific method. Philosophy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 3047 pages .
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- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
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- 17656
- Title
- THE WORKS OF FRANCIS BACON, BARON OF VERULAM, VISCOUNT ST. ALBAN, AND LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND. (5 Volumes)
- Author
- Bacon, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Rivington and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1778
- Keywords
- Philosophy
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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