Bacon’s Essays and Colours of Good and Evil

Binding. Bacon (Francis) Notes and glossarial index by W. Aldis Wright Engraving on title-page, title-page printed in red and black Macmillan and Co., Ltd, Golden Treasury Series,  1887 Reprint    Full blue morocco, upper cover gilt sun-like ornament enclosing a coronet and initials “M.S”, spine with raised bands and lettered and dated in gilt, turn-ins with gilt fillets and a roll of palmettes, by Worsfold Title-page cut a little close with text just shaved at foot, a little damage to sides and spine slightly darkened, a little foxing to end-papers, otherwise a very nice copy; book-label comprising two intertwined letter “S” surmounted by a coronet   

Price: £150