Bacon, Francis

The Essayes; or Counsels Civill & Morall

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1944. First edition thus. 4to, cloth-backed decorative boards. Fine in original glassine (nicked) and folding box, rubbed. Item #201808

One of 1100 numbered copies in the edition, signed by the designer Bruce Rogers; the printing was done by William Edwin Rudge. The introduction is by Christopher Morley. An elegant and appealing volume.

Price: $372.50