The Essays Colours of Good and Evil and Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon
1902. Reprint. 422 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Stamp to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Significant tanning to spine and edges. Visible splits to spine. Marks overall. Textblock is shaky.