From Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 30 August 1999
About this Item
Covers with French fillet borders, corner rondelles in gilt. All edges gilt. Spine with elaborate gilt designs, tan and black leather spine labels. Inner dentelles. Red marbled endpapers. SIGNED BINDING by Riviere and Sons. Frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue-guard. Owner's name in very small neat hand on a front preliminary page. Clean and crisp throughout. 293pp. Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English writer and essayist who wrote under the nom-de-plume of "Elia". Th "Essays of Elia" were first published in book form in 1823. This is a beautiful book, ready for the book shelf or as a special gift. Housed in a custom red slipcase. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 015450
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE ESSAYS OF ELIA
Publisher: Chapman and Hall, London
Binding: Full Crimson Smooth Morocco
Condition: Nearly Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: Later Edition.
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