The Works. 4 vols.

LAMB, Charles.

Published by Edward Moxon. 1850, 1850

About this Item

Half titles, front. port. & final ad. leaf vol. I; the odd spot. 8pp cata. (Jan. 1852) bound into prelims vol. I. Partially unopened in orig. vertical-grained olive green cloth by Cash & Aslte of London, boards with floral cornerpieces in blind, spines ruled in blind & lettered in gilt; sl. splitting to leading inner hinge vol. IV. A v.g. set. Not in Roff. Not in BL. An uncommon collected edition, of which we can locate only four copies in the UK: NLS, Cambridge, Royal Collection, Exeter. Volume I is the Letters of Charles Lamb, reprinted from the edition published in 1837, edited by Thomas Noon Talfourd and with his original Preface; Volume II contains Final Memorials of Lamb, also reprinting Talfourd's Preface dated 1848; Volume III contains Essays and Last Essays of Elia; Volume IV contains his remaining prose and poetry.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Works. 4 vols.
• Publisher: Edward Moxon. 1850
• Publication Date: 1850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • THE ROMANTICS