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1830822A51London: Edward Bull 1830. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . A complete two-volume second edition of the scarce biography of King Francis I of France by James Bacon. A biography of Francis I of France King of the country from 1515 until his death in 1547. A study of his life and times with insight into his politics and France in the sixteenth century by James Bacon.The second edition of this work originally published in 1829. Scarce. Complete in two uniformly-bound volumes bound without half titles.Illustrated with frontispiece to vol. I Rebound in uniform full calf binding with decorative embossing to boards four raised bands gilt to spine titles in gilt on red and black calf spine labels. Externally sound with shelf wear minor rubbing to spine and extremities of boards. Armorial bookplate to verso front free endpaper previous owner's gift inscription to a recto front blank page dated 1852. Internally firmly bound. Odd light minor spotting to occasional leaf otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Edward Bull hardcover
1852000015624Philadelphia: A. Hart Late Carey & Hart 1852. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 vol. Folio. 2 iii-cxix 1 1-455 3; 2 iii-viii 1-589 5; 2 iii-xv 1 1-584 2 pp. Purple publisher's cloth with decorations and borders in blind on the boards gold lettering on the spines gold devices on the spines. A new edition with a life of the author by Basil Montagu. The first American edition was published in the 1830's. The works of the natural philosopher. The spines sunned to brown each have a tear to their crown foxing to the textblock most noticeable on the endpapers and pastedowns. A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart hardcover
188897525London: Bacon 1888. A detailed plan of Camberwell parts of Peckham and East Dulwich. From Bacon's New Large - Scale Ordnance Atlas of London & Suburbs with Supplementary Maps. Lithograph with original hand colour. Sheet size: 51 x 34 cm. Very good condition. unknown
188556663NEW LARGE SCALE ORDNANCE ATLAS OF THE BRITISH ISLES WITH PLANS OF TOWNS COPIOUS LETTERPRESS DESCRIPTIONS ALPHABETICAL INDEXEX AND CENSUS TABLES. George W. Bacon London. c.1885. Highly detailed mapshowing museums buildings roads and railways parks and waterways. Lithograph. Very good condition. Original colour. Size: 49 x 31 cm. 19½ x 12 inches unknown
188054879London c.1880. Sheet 17 of Bacon's 16 part map of London showing railways tramways and omnibus routes as well as parks enclosures and cemeteries. Index in left hand margin to remaining sheets. Scale 9 inches to 1 mile. Bacon's Library Map of London and Suburbs. Steel engraving. Very good condition Original colour. Size: 63 x 35 cm. unknown
188556679London. c.1885. A large scale map of the I.O.M. showing the island's railways and the railway stations. Lithograph. Very good condition. Original printed colour. Size: 49 x 31 cm. unknown
1807baconessaysBoston: Oliver and Munroe 1807. First American Edition. Hardcover. Pages show toning and light stai. Essay Moral Economical and Political by Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam Viscount St Albans and Lord High Chancellor of England. 1st American Edition stated on title page. Ex-library published in 1807 in Boston.Pages show toning and light stain to right side of first dozen pages text block bound tightly ex library with bookplate and registration date in the 19th century leather boards show scratches hinges cracked with binding tape to upper spine Oliver and Munroe hardcover
1807054668Boston: Joseph Greenleaf 1807. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. A Good copy of the 1807 stated "First American Edition" in a modern rebinding of gray hard covers and white spine. The top corner of the title page has been torn removing most of an 1815 owner's name. General light tanning to the paper but no prior owner's marks. The binding is sound there is little cover wear and not ex-library. <br/> <br/> Joseph Greenleaf hardcover
1854049653Philadelphia: Parry & McMillan 1854. A new edition: with a life of the author by Basil Montagu. 3 vols. cxvii 455; viii 589; xv 584p. b/w front. illus. with the tissueguard in the first volume original purple embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering slight foxing mostly in the preliminary pages. Parry & McMillan unknown
1893122840Paris and New York: Boussod Valadon & Co 1893. Hardbound. VG- soiling to covers scattered foxing mostly light. Red gilt and colored embossed cloth. Color lithographed frontispiece 102 pp. appx. 100 tissue-guarded photogravures and color plate. Text of this edition is in English. Astounding plates. 95 paintings and 5 sculptures are illustrated. Vellum edition. Cover states Goupil & Co. Boussod, Valadon & Co hardcover
185933654New York & Savannah; Philadelphia: Vol. I: D. Appleton & Co. Savannah: William Thorne Williams; Vol. II: Published by E. H. Butler & Co 1859. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavos. Two volumes. Volume I: xiii 1 503 pages 2. Volume II: xvi 17-524 pages 1. Illustrated with 2 frontispiece engravings both volumes 4 plates in volume I one folding of St. Augustine and a colored folding titled "Map of the Grants of the Georgia Western Territory" in volume 2. Light scattered foxing to the text tissues protecting the engravings and the versos of the engravings. <br /> <br /> Volumes rebound in green leather with gilt stamped titles on the spines. New white end papers front and back. Original rear end papers present in volume 1. One original front end paper present in volume II. Volume II printed 12 years later was published in Philadelphia. <br /> <br /> Howes S 794; De Renne II p.516; Sabin 91574. Vol. I: D. Appleton & Co., Savannah: William Thorne Williams; Vol. II: Published by E. H. Butler & Co hardcover
1847OVS10552D. Appleton & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set. First edition. Hard covers published by D. Appleton and Co. in 1847 Vol. 1 and E. H. Butler and Co. in 1859 Vol. 2. No dust jackets. Dark brown blindstamped covers with gilt lettering and designs on spines. Corners of covers are bumped bent and worn with splitting of the cloth. Ends of spines have some wear and tear and are missing pieces at top. Hinges are intact. Inside covers have stickers from a previous owner. Some pages have tanning staining or spotting and some have some wrinkling. The foldout page of the map and view of St. Augustine is tanned. Top edges of pages have some foxing. Books are in good minus condition. Large 8vo 1027 pages 4.2 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1027 pages . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1819977Q15London: John Sharpe 1819 . Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A charming pocket-sized volume containing a collection of Francis Bacon's moral political and economical essays. Bound in full calf with the boards rebacked. With a vignette illustration to the title page. A collection of the essays of Francis Bacon. Bacon's essays are philosophical explorations of various subjects such as discussions on truth revenge adversity nobility cunning and more.With the index containing the list of essays bound to the rear. Bound in full calf with the boards rebacked. Externally very smart with a few scratch marks to boards. Endpapers renewed. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few marks to title page. Very Good John Sharpe hardcover
1884BS106GLTBRNIpswich: S. H. Cowell 1884. Hardback gilt titles to spine. 30cm x 24.5cm. vii 561pp iii. Frontis. Illus. Extremities slightly worn. Pages unopened to top edges. A little occasional foxing. A rather pleasing copy. A heavy book additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. bs106. Hard Cover. Good. S. H. Cowell Hardcover
189028097Bacon c.1890. Folding engraved map printed on fine ivory linen size: 21 x 28 ins approx. 53.0 x 71.0 cms folding in 36 panels to 6 x 3 ins approx. 15.o x 7.5 cms printed surface very lightly browned rather more heavily so along central fold a few locations marked with red ink ; original green cloth slip-case framed in blind and lettered in black 'Flexible Map of London' with deckled thumb-hole a very good bright copy. Covers the area from Islington north to Oval south; Notting Hill west to Stepney east. IN THIS CONDITION A RARE SURVIVAL. Hyde 'Printed Maps of Victorian London' no. 201. Bacon, hardcover
1891266First edition thus. Octavo. With notes and glossarial index by W. Aldis Wright. Engraved portrait vignette tipped-on title page. Full gilt stamped devices within gilt ruled compartments covers double ruled in gilt with gilt rolled edges gilt stamped inner dentelles marbled endpapers a.e.g. Very good spine faded to tan. 388 pages. Macmillan & Co. hardcover
1844034013London: Ridgways 1844. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. By Author's Wife. First Edition. Royal 8vo 24 x 15 cm. Inscibed and signed to the front paste-down by the author "T. Barton Esq Threxton from his obliged friend R. N. Bacon" Barton is mentioned in the preface on p. vii and Threxton appears in the text. Pp. viii 412; lithographic portrait frontispiece further lithographic portrait plate numerous plates most of which folding one folding plate inconspicuously repaired along fold many in-text woodcuts including full page various tables Publisher's brown textured cloth with blind-stamped decoration to the boards gilt lettering to the spine very good cloth lightly marked. Contents good and tight some scattered toning and spotting varies depending on paper used; original yellow-coated end papers. A very good signed association copy. Scarce. Ridgways Hardcover
1893877Z5London: Elliot Stock 1893-95. Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 3.5". None stated. Seven volumes from the Elizabethan Library series in the original green fleur-de-lis cloth. A seven volume set from the 'Elizabethan Library' series. In the original publisher's green cloth with a gilt fleur-de-lis pattern. With frontispieces to all. This set includes seven volumes of works from the 'Elizabethan Library' including works from popular authors and poets such as Sir Walter Raleigh Robert Greene and Edmund Spencer.Publisher's advertisements to the rear of 'Green Pastures'. In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally generally smart with fading to the spines to 'Brave Translunary' 'Thoughts that Breath' 'A Cabinet of Gems' and 'A Bower of Delights'. Bumping to the spines minor marks to the boards to 'Brave Translunar' 'Choice Passages' 'Green Pastures' and 'Cabinet of Gems' and light rubbing to the extremities. Illustration adhered to the front end papers to 'Choice Passages' light spotting to 'A Bower of Delights' offsetting to 'The Poet of Poets' 'Cabinet of Gems' and to the rear of ' Green Pastures' and 'Choice Passages'. Ink inscription to the front end papers to 'Thoughts that Breath' and 'A Bower of Delights'. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with only light age toning and the odd spot. Very Good Elliot Stock hardcover
