The Essays of Francis Bacon Lord Verulam (Chapman & Hall, The Books of the Verulam Club, 1911)
The Essays of Francis Bacon Lord Verulam (Chapman & Hall, The Books of the Verulam Club, 1911)
This Chapman & Hall edition (1911), issued as part of The Books of the Verulam Club, is of interest to collectors of Francis Bacon, Edwardian fine press and subscription editions, and elegantly bound antiquarian books.
About: A very good to near fine copy in the publisher's original half burgundy morocco binding with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine; marbled boards in a vibrant rust, navy, green and cream pattern; gilt top edge. Spine leather bright with minor rubbing at head and foot; marbled boards vivid and unfaded; interior clean with engraved portrait frontispiece of Bacon as Lord Verulam bright and sharp; title page clean; paper cream and sound throughout. A handsome and distinguished copy of a well-produced subscription edition.
Details:
- Title: The Essays of Francis Bacon Lord Verulam
- Author: Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam
- Publisher: Chapman & Hall, Ltd, London
- Series: The Books of the Verulam Club
- Publication Date: 1911
- Binding: Half burgundy morocco, raised bands, gilt spine lettering; marbled boards; gilt top edge
- Frontispiece: Engraved portrait of Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam
- Condition: Very Good to Near Fine
Synopsis: Chapman & Hall Verulam Club edition in the publisher's original half morocco binding with vibrant marbled boards and gilt top edge; engraved portrait frontispiece; a finely presented copy of one of the great works of English prose.
Review: The Essays of Francis Bacon (first published 1597; expanded 1612 and 1625) represent the foundation of the English essay tradition and remain among the most quoted and admired works of Renaissance prose. The Verulam Club, named for Bacon's title as Baron Verulam, issued a series of finely produced volumes through Chapman & Hall in the Edwardian period, combining scholarly presentation with quality binding. This edition, with its half-morocco spine, raised bands, and richly marbled boards, exemplifies the Edwardian taste for books as objects of beauty as well as learning.