Essays of Francis Bacon, Edited with an Introduction by L. L. Schücking, German Translation by Elizabeth Schücking, Published in 1940 by Dieterich'Schen Verlagsbuchhandlung, in Weisbaden. First Edition of this Translation

Bacon, Francis (1561 - 1626) / Schücking, Elizabeth (Translator)

Verlag: Dieterich'Schen Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1940

Beschreibung

This is a German edition of the Essays of Francis Bacon, translated from the English to German by Elizabeth Schücking, and edited by L. L. Schücking, who also wrote the Introduction. It was published by Dieterich'Schen Verlagsbuchhandlung in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1940, as Number 71 in the publisher's monographic series, "Sammlung Dieterich". It is a handsome book, issued in a small 16mo size, and quarter-bound with cloth spine and textured, paper-covered boards. There is a very nice reproduction of a portrait of Bacon by Paul van Somer used as the frontispiece. ******************** Francis Bacon was a man of many parts: scientist, essayist, statesman . he served his native England as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor. Almost universally respected the world over, Bacon is considered to be one of the prime founders of modern science; he was one of the main advocates for empiricism and the scientific method. This edition was based on the edition of 1612. These Essays have long stood as a gentleman's guide to proper conduct and moral living. ******************** SERIES : Samlung Dieterich (Vol. 71) TITLE : Francis Bacon - Essays AUTHOR : Francis Bacon (Francis Bacon, First Viscount St. Alban, 1561 - 1626) TRANSLATOR : Elizabeth Schücking EDITOR / INTRODUCTION : L. L. Schücking (Levin L. Schücking) IMPRINT : Dieterich'Schen Verlagsbuchhandlung PLACE : Wiesbaden DATE : (1940) EDITION : First Edition of this Translation. LANGUAGE : Text in German / Text in Deutsche STATUS : Out of Print (OP) ******************** Hardcover format, published for the trade; contains a frontispiece, a photograph of the 1612 title page, an Introduction, and an Index; xliv + 275 pages; approximately 4 1/4" x 6 3/4" (16mo); quarter-bound blue cloth spine and buff paper-covered boards. The spine has title and decorative embellishment in white; the front board is embossed in blind features the title and a decorative embellishment stamped in blue and placed centrally. ******************** CONDITION . VERY GOOD - Clean and attractive, with the following noted: EXTERIOR : Compression to spine extremities; soft bumps to corner tips; mild weathering (slight discoloration about the edges). Text-block edges are lightly toned, else clean. The whole attractive and presentable. BINDING : Solid. INTERIOR : Foxing to frontispiece (this discoloration has caused an offset impression of same to the adjacent leaves : the title page opposite, and the previous half-title) - There is a tiny split to the top of the paper over the hinge at the rear end-papers . else the interior is clean and unmarked. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 180

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Essays of Francis Bacon, Edited with an ...

Verlag: Dieterich'Schen Verlagsbuchhandlung

Erscheinungsdatum: 1940

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

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