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186120941Boston: Crosby Nichols Lee & Co. 1861. Early reprint. Hardcover. Light wear to spine head bookplates of writer and educator George McLean Harper 1863-1947 and Isaac Dunton mounted to front fixed endpaper else near fine. xxiv 586 pp. original brown cloth with gilt spine title 8vo. Handsome edition of Bacon's essays with indexes to essays as well as to the annotations. Crosby, Nichols, Lee & Co. hardcover
1891ST16866fLondon and New York: Printed by Cambridge University Press for Macmillan and Co 1891. From the "Golden Treasury" series. 210 x 133 mm. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4". xxiii 1 388 pp.Edited with notes and glossarial index by W. Aldis Wright M. A. Trinity College Cambridge. <br/> HANDSOME NAVY BLUE MOROCCO GILT BY RIVIERE AND SON stamp-signed on front turn-in covers with border composed of five plain rules and incorporating a scalloped corner configuration containing a pentagonal element raised bands spine intricately gilt in compartments outlined by plain and stippled rules enclosing an inner frame repeating the cover design and at the center an elaborate fleuron emanating from a floral tool and punctuated by many tiny dots turn-ins densely gilt maroon glazed endpapers top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Engraved frontispiece in three states and the title page with the same image in a fourth tissue guard before title page. A Large Paper Copy. Spine just slightly and uniformly sunned toward blue-green title page with faint offsetting from tissue guard another page with a small area of darkening from laid-in piece of paper one leaf with two tiny marginal tears expertly repaired one page with trivial foxing but all of these imperfections insignificant and in general a very fine copy in a most attractive binding the text uniformly fresh bright and clean and the binding lustrous and virtually unworn.<br/> <br/> This is a special luxury copy of a late 19th century edition of Bacon's famous "Essays" first printed in 1597. As Oxford Companion indicates the text here comprises Bacon's "collections of reflections and generalizations and extracts from previous authors woven together . . . into counsels for the successful conduct of life and the management of men." Some of the essays "deal with questions of state policy . . . some with personal conduct . . . some on abstract subjects such as 'Truth' 'Death' and 'Unity' . . . and some reveal Bacon's delight in Nature such as the pleasant essay 'Of Gardens.'" Day says that "in Bacon's hand the essay is an impersonal gem of worldly wisdom" and most of the essays reflect an intention to provide "cold-blooded instruction on how to get ahead in life." In short incisive prose modeled after Tacitus "the aphoristic skill and wise experience of Bacon unite to form some of the most memorable and penetrating phrases in English." DNB indicates that this is an important edition pointing out "the accuracy of Wright's text and the concise learning of its notes." In very fine condition our volume gives special pleasure from the handsomely decorated Riviere binding to the high quality laid paper to the carefully printed text within enormous margins. <br /> <br /> Riviere is one of the foremost names in English binding partly because the firm did consistently fine work and partly because it was so long in business. Robert Riviere began as a bookseller and binder in Bath in 1829 then set up shop as a binder in London in 1840; in 1881 he took his grandson Percival Calkin into partnership at which time the firm became known as Riviere & Son and the bindery continued to do business until 1939. [Printed by Cambridge University Press for] Macmillan and Co unknown
1839ST20302-03London: Published for the Proprietor by Charles Tilt 1839-40. FIRST EDITION. 198 x 122 mm. 7 1/2 x 4 7/8". Two volumes. <br/> Extremely pleasing contemporary crimson pebble-grain morocco covers with a double gilt rule surrounding a large scrolling central frame raised bands spine gilt in compartments with elaborate small tools radiating from floral centerpieces turn-ins gilt patterned endpapers all edges gilt. WITH A TOTAL OF 36 ENGRAVED PLATES 18 in each volume by William and Edward Finden and others as called for after sketches by Bacon and Captain Meadows Taylor. Joints just a bit rubbed at head and tail two small scratches to one cover corners with just a whisper of wear occasional faint offsetting from plates the faintest foxing or stains to a very few plates a bit of thumbing otherwise beautiful copies with only the most trivial of imperfections.<br/> <br/> These are handsomely bound and extraordinarily well-preserved copies of the final two volumes of a series inspired by the author's time on the Indian subcontinent. The son of a noted sculptor Thomas Bacon 1813-92 was a talented artist whose service in the Bengal Horse Artillery furnished him with endless fascinating and "exotic" subjects for his sketches and drawings. In 1837 he published "First Impressions and studies from nature in Hindostan" which found an appreciative audience at a time when illustrated travelogues were much in vogue. He produced illustrations for Wilson's "Oriental Portfolio" and for the present "Oriental Annual" which had brought stories and views of the Far East to the British public beginning in 1834. In the 1839 edition Bacon and his very able engravers the Finden brothers present dramatic scenes of the seas around Tenerife and of the peaks of the Himalayas along with wonderfully detailed depictions of "monumental architecture" including temples tombs and military installations. For the 1840 volume Bacon collaborated with his friend Captain Philip Meadows Taylor 1808-76 a longtime British administrator with extensive knowledge of the region. There is more focus on cities in this volume and the authors recount both legends and historical facts to set the scene. The plates include a portrait of the emperor of Delhi but focus on city views and fine architecture. Produced when William 1787-1852 and Edward 1791-1857 Finden were in an extended period at the top of their craft the plates here are characterized by the great delicacy of detail sophisticated gradation of light and rich texture of surface for which they were known. While volumes from this periodical series appear on the market regularly they are rarely so finely bound and in such remarkable condition as the present pair. Published for the Proprietor, by Charles Tilt unknown
183117507<p>New Haven: Published by A.H. Maltby 1831 First edition of this collection of three long stories on American colonial life. Original light brown muslin with orange printed paper spine label. . Twelvemo. A good tight copy of the first book by an author who would later propose the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship. Delia Bacon 1811 – 1859 was an author playwright and Shakespeare scholar who during her lectures popularized the theory that Francis Bacon no relation was the true author of Shakespeare's works. In 1856 William Henry Smith became the first to publish work advancing the theory and Bacon published her first book on the theory The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded the next year. According to Bacon "Shakespeare" was actually a group of writers including Francis Bacon Sir Walter Raleigh and Edmund Spenser.</p> Published by A.H. Maltby,
183975819New York:: Published by S. Colman 1839. First edition. publisher's blue-green embossed cloth with printed paper label on spine. Tiny 19th c. retailer's ticket on front pastedown; faint 1840 pencil inscription; some inoffensive age-toning and scattered spots not foxing to text; spine and spine label a little tanned; a very attractive copy. . 12mo. Published by S. Colman, hardcover
184452480London: William Pickering 1844. 8vo iv 336 pp. Monogrammatical booklabel bound by Hayday in contemporary red morocco a.e.g. some faint rubbing otherwise an attractive copy. Keynes p. 51. London: William Pickering unknown
1863408706New York: James Miller 1863. One leaf loose wear to binding at extremities some scattered foxing. 8vo. Original green cloth. Fourth edition revised and enlarged. Provenance: Edgar Conkling 1812-1881 financier from Cincinnati presentation inscription on front free endpaper to "His Namesake C. Edgar Kinne of Ovid Seneca Co. New York. May 8 1863. Remember that Abraham Lincoln was once a poor boy yet became President. That most of our great men became so by 'eternal vigilance' by system by diercedness of purpose anchored in God. The boy must decide what the Man may be. Religiously - morally - intellectually. E. C." With engraved portrait on pastedown. James Miller unknown
1840GEN33-D-13London : William Pickering 1840. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A detailed copy of Bacon's Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Edited by B. Montagu. Adorned with a beautifully engraved title page. Containing the original publishers' advertisements to the start of the work and bound in the original publishers' binding. In original publishers' cloth binding with paper spine label. Externally rubbed with some light marks and sunning to the spine and front board. Some straining to the front hinge. Internally firmly bound bright and generally clean aside from some spotting to the endpapers. Neat ink inscription to the half title dated 1843. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good William Pickering hardcover
1871LV2701London:: C. W. Bacon 1871. 1871. 89x71.5 cm. Large folded pocket map with original linen backing within original blind-stamped red cloth cover; spine torn at center closed with kozo. Very rare British-published map of America. Bookseller's label Westley pasted inside front board. Very good copy. With both established railway routes and those proposed by the US government in 1871. The map shows the entire mid-west and eastern US and is highlighted in colors. Only a small portion of southern Canada is shown. A smaller inset shows the full United States & Territories with "British Possessions" marked for Canada. There is also a table of the US population given as 31485247 at the time parsed by state and a short table of relative distances in miles. No copy appears on WorldCat. C. W. Bacon, 1871. hardcover
188950741889. Paris Librairie Ducrocq s.d. 1889. Un fort vol. pt in-4 carrÂŽ 261 x 203 mm de 2 ff. n.fol. vii - 222 pp. et 1 f. n.fol. Plein cartonnage cerise de l'ÂŽditeur large composition figurative polychrome occupant le centre du premier plat laquelle est serti d'un triple filet d'encadrement dorÂŽ titre dorÂŽ dos lisse richement ornÂŽ de doubles caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs larges fleurons dorÂŽs filets dorÂŽs semis de pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ toutes tranches dorÂŽes. Edition originale ici revÂtue d'un ÂŽlÂŽgant cartonnage d'ÂŽdition. L'ouvrage s'agrÂŽmente de nombreuses tout autant que dÂŽlicates compositions in et hors-texte de l'auteur. ''Les oliviers aux feuilles dÂŽlicates aux branches rabougries et tordues couvrent la vallÂŽe. Au premier plan vers le rivage coule un ruisselet venu de la montagne. Plus loin par delˆ les eaux bleues de la baie s'ÂŽlÂvent des cimes encore blanches de neige. DÂŽlicieux paysage qui n'est certes pas cette partie de la Corse que SÂŽnÂque l'exilÂŽ a voulu dÂŽpeindre tel ''un dÂŽsert dÂŽpourvu d'arbres et de fruits au site rÂŽpulsif ˆ la vue et ˆ la tempÂŽrature inclÂŽmente''. Coiffes et angles lÂŽgÂrement ÂŽlimÂŽs. Petits dÂŽfauts affectant les mors ainsi que la premiÂre contre-garde. Infime manque en tÂte du dos. Rares rousseurs en marge du texte davantage marquÂŽes aux derniers feuillets. Nonobstant belle condition. b42961 unknown
183749621New Haven: B.L. Hamlen 1837. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; disbound; 42pp. A hint of toning and dustiness else a Very Good or better quite fresh copy. The lengthy and rather gawdawful opening poem heavily influenced by the Transcendentalist movement the opening lines reading "Of nature and the influence she hath / Upon the human spirit and with what / A pleasing sympathy she steals the heart / Away from all its sorrow and so fits us / To run life's rounds rejoicing--would I sing! B.L. Hamlen unknown
187130370London: Printed for Private Circulation 1871. Very Good. London: Printed for Private Circulation 1871. First Edition with a stated limitation of 156 copies. Two octavo volumes. 596 & 625 pp. with running pagination along bottom edge and individual volumes with their own pagination along top. Bound in modern black cloth with gilt stamping to spine and new endpapers. Lacks volumes III and IV. Slightly ex-library with only markings being relatively faint "Mercantile Library Philadelphia" stamps to title pages. Touch of wear to edges and bindings sound. Chip to title page of volume II with tape repair; interiors else unmarked with only mild age-toning; overall a Very Good sturdy set of a scarce title. Printed for Private Circulation unknown
1866020949Toledo OH: Blade Steam Presses 1866. First . Titled Wraps as Issued. VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. This is an original printing/publication in the light burnt orange titled wrappers as issued. Mild fold creases Errata sheet bound-in. Some very old ink transfer to the title page along the vertical likely from an old page inserted with fresh fountain pen ink just a bit very light. 16 printed pages. NOTE we also have the Second edition of this scarce booklet printed in 1874 in Toledo. <br/> <br/> Blade Steam Presses paperback
184519378London William Pickering 1845 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. Photos of book emailed upon request <br/> <br/> London William Pickering 1845 hardcover
1900mon0003417262Little Brown and Company 1900. Hardcover. Good. . 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards gilt lettering. General shelf wear. Pages/boards clean. Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1880019070London: G. W. Bacon 1880. Book. Fair. Hardcover. New Edition. Guide is heavily soiled with wear thus fair. Both folded maps are present. No date but the frontis with horse drawn vehicles suggests circa 1880. . G. W. Bacon Hardcover
189210.715Madrid: Biblioteca Económica Filosófica LIX LX y LXI 1892. 1ª ed. Rústica. 10.5x15. Biblioteca Económica Filosófica, LIX, LX y LXI paperback
1836HAY232541836. Paris A. Desrez Libraire-Editeur. relié demi-basane fauve. Coiffe supérieure absente et haut du dos recollé sinon bonne reliure et intérieur très frais. gd in-8. avec in-fine un grand tableau dépliant intitulé "Répartition Universelle des Sciences Humaines" ; dos lisse avec filets et titres dorés. unknown
1900013984London: Bacon 1900. No printed date circa 1900.Large coloured map printed on linen. Measure 45x68.cm in 24 secition. Map in clean near fine condition. Housed in original publishers slipcase. A very nice copy. F. Very Good Plus. Bacon unknown
1890015469G. W. Bacon 1890. Coloured map measures 62x87.cm. Linen backed in 32 sections. Map rubbed worn on folds crude hand colouring short split on one fold. Generally map in good condition. Without the original cloth cover. F. Good. G. W. Bacon hardcover
1890013831London: G. W. Bacon 1890. Coloured map measures 62x87.cm. Linen backed in 32 sections. Map has some minor wear. Generally in very good clean condition. Folding into green cloth covers. Covers rubbed some staining. A nice map. F. Near Very Good. G. W. Bacon hardcover
1873252Longmans 1873. 8vo. handsomely bound in contemporary calf sides diced within double gilt fillet border stopped at corners with gilt rosette and enclosing in corners the Harrow 'crossed arrows' tool in gilt back gilt extra with five raised bands compartments tooled alternately to a geometric 'key' design and the 'crossed arrows' tool within a filigree frame edges of boards gauffred in gilt doublures tooled in blind gilt edges marbled endpapers A FINE EXAMPLE OF AN EXTENDED HARROW PRIZE BINDING with the School's engraved prize armorial bookplate of the period inscribed to Bertram Hunt in the name of Henry Butler and dated 1875. Longmans, hardcover
1840mon0000970833Charles Knight 1840. Hardback. Very Good. in x in x in. Some foxing to pages no markings light wear to edges. Contains previous owners inscription in pen. Charles Knight hardcover
190034734London: G. W. Bacon & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; small label at corner of front pastedown has handwritten 1900 date. 43 1/4 x 34 ¼ when unfolded. Pocket map original linen backing and purple cloth covers. Fraying between the cloth spine and covers loss at top of spine. Covers have scuffing and dampstaining. Light surface soiling map very good. Prtd color. Map is complete- unable to get it all in the picture. . G. W. Bacon & Co. hardcover
1896015019London: G. W. Bacon 1896. Book measures 35.5x28.cm. 6 65 double page coloured maps 54pp index. Bound in original publishers red decorative cloth with gilt title lettering. Some wear to corners minor wear on head and tail of spine. Binding in good clean bright condition. Internally pages and maps in very good clean condition. A very nice clean copy. . Cloth. Very Good Plus. Small Folio. G. W. Bacon Hardcover
