[Rarebooks] FS: Beautiful Edition of Bacon's Essays designed and SIGNED by Bruce Rogers

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BACON, Francis. THE ESSAYES [ESSAYS] OR COUNSELS CIVILL & MORALL OF 
FRANCIS BACON BARON OF VERULAM VISCOUNT SAINT ALBAN. New York: Limited 
Editions Club, 1944. Folio (8-3/4" x 13") bound in half buckram and 
lovely gold-decorated boards. Introduction by Christopher Morley, note 
by A. S. W. Rosenbach. Designed by Bruce Rogers who has created a lovely 
presence for these marvelous essays. Of a total of 1100 copies SIGNED by 
the designer on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place 
of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's 
blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Fine in a Near 
Fine clamshell box. (#016377)        $250.00

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