ESSAYS by Francis Bacon, The Mershon Co. Publishers, New York, ca. 1900. 
 
Literary & Philosophical work
 
Francis, Lord Bacon (1561-1626) also known as Lord Verulam the former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
 
A collection of essays by the great Elizabethan writer and philosopher.
 
Brown cover with black and red grape decorations and silver title. Mild general cover soil. Hardcover book with 426 pages. Secure binding with clean pages and some gutter tears at the rear inside cover. Undated circa 1900.