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1891 Bacon's Essays Colours Of Good & Evil Antique British Philosophy Book

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1891 Bacon's Essays Colours Of Good & Evil Antique British Philosophy Book

Bacon's Essays and Colours Of Good and Evil
With Notes and Glossarial Index by W. Aldis Wright
Published by MacMillan And Co: London 1891 (One Of Two Hundred And Fifty Copies Printed In November 1891)

"Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil (1891), edited by W. Aldis Wright and published by Macmillan and Co., London, presents a refined Victorian edition of Francis Bacon's timeless reflections on human conduct, morality, and the practicalities of life. The volume includes Bacon's celebrated Essays—concise philosophical meditations on subjects such as truth, ambition, friendship, and virtue—alongside his shorter treatise Colours of Good and Evil, which examines the rhetorical manipulation of moral perception. Wright's edition emphasizes textual accuracy and scholarly apparatus, providing notes that elucidate Bacon's dense language, classical references, and historical allusions for modern readers.

The inclusion of a glossarial index further enhances the book's utility, clarifying archaic expressions and Renaissance idioms. Wright's careful editorial work situates Bacon's prose within the broader intellectual context of the early seventeenth century, revealing how Bacon's pragmatic humanism and empirical outlook anticipated the spirit of modern scientific reasoning. The 1891 Macmillan edition thus serves not only as a study text for students of English literature and philosophy but also as a handsome and scholarly artifact of the late Victorian fascination with moral inquiry and linguistic precision."

Light wear to covers and spine. Pages clean, bright and well presented. A stunning leather bound copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 21cm x 14cm x 3.5cm - 388 Pages

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: ["Fine Leather Bindings", "One Of Two Hundred And Fifty Copies Printed In November 1891"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Philosophy
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear to covers and spine. Pages clean, bright and well presented. A stunning leather bound copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Francis Bacon
Publisher: MacMillan And Co: London
Year Printed: 1891
Sub-subject: Philosophy