Harvard Classics 1909 Bacon Milton Browne Alumni Edition De Luxe Limited 1000

This is a rare, limited-edition printing of Bacon, Milton’s Prose, and Sir Thomas Browne. It is published by P. F. Collier & Son in 1909 as part of the prestigious Harvard Classics series.

Book 3
•Essays, civil, and moral & The New Atlantis
•Areopagitica & tractate on education
•Religio Medici

**Not to be confused with the standard limited as this was the first 1000**

This edition, titled “Alumni Edition De Luxe," was strictly limited to 1,000 numbered sets, and this copy is No. 885.
Features include:
- Released in 1909 which is the original Harvard Classics release year
-Rough cut pages and a top gilded page edge
-Hand-numbered limited edition (No. 885 of 1,000)
-Elegant deluxe binding with high-quality materials
-Planned and designed at the Collier Press by William Patten
-Measures 8 5/8" long & 6" wide

The front logo has some scratching on the red paint. There is some discoloration to the hardcover edges/rough edges/spine. No missing pages. Small dent on the bottom right c