"The Great Cryptogram: Francis Bacon's Cipher in the So-Called Shakespeare Plays," by Ignatius Donnelly. Chicago, New York and London: R.S. Peale & Company, 1888.

Description: Extremely Scarce 1st Edition in the Deluxe Faux-Leather Binding, Thick 4to (18cm x 25cm), [ix] 998pp. w Illustrated Frontispiece & 14 Illustrations. Publisher's Original Faux-Leather Dark Red Cloth w Pictorial Gilt, 4 Raised Bands with gilt Title/Author, Red-Stained Edges.

Condition: In Very Good+ condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, firm corners and edges, and no annotations or mold. Outer covers show some rubbing and edge-wear: light rubbing/bumping to the corners and edges with some exposure (see Images 1, 2 & 13); rubbing to the boards; wear to the cloth at the foot and crown of spine; 1 cm tear to the cloth near the top of the front hinge (see Image 2 using Magnifier), which in no way affects the integrity of the hinges; older price written on upper right corner of front end-papers (see Image 3); 1" closed tear on the top edge of the title page (see Image 5). See Images 7 and 8 for complete Table of Contents and List of Illustrations.