Lamb Charles Edited Alfred Ainger (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Significantly worn exterior; text block has light age toning and waving, as well as slightly shaken spine, but is readable. 368 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. spine ends and fore corners worn, hinges starting, otherwise clean and sound, firm binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York, no publication date stated, c. 1930; gray cloth covered boards; blue corners and spine; mild shelf wear; text block edges marbled; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 341 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York, no publication date stated, c. 1930; gray cloth covered boards; blue corners and spine; mild shelf wear; text block edges marbled; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 270 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; Tenth Printing. 10th Printing (1904) of the First edition of 1878. Dates of all previous printings given on copyright page. Printed by R. Clarke, Edinburgh. (xvii, 377pages, 4 page of ads in rear, all advertising the Golden Treasury Series, dated "10.12.04") Very good minus in royal blue cloth with gilt titles on spine, and gilt "GTS" lozenge on front board; edgewear and scuffing to head and tail of spine, gutters and corners, two 1/4 inch drip spots on front board; tidemark on bottom corner of front endpaper, frontis and tissue guard (about one inch by one inch, not affecting text; text is unmarked. Literature. ; Golden Treasury Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 368 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Edition de Luxe. Volume eight only. Green cloth with gilt title and decoration on spine. Gilt decoration in center of front board. Endpapers foxed, front hinge cracked, edges and joints are worn, spine faded, thus good only. Limited letterpress edition, this is number 133 out of six hundred and seventy-five.

First Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original ruby red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xiv] 377 printed pages of text. Shallow rubs to the softened spine ends and corners, ghosting to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Complete set in 12 volumes. This set is number 0 of 250 of the Edmonton Edition, printed on the Merrymount Press, Boston, on Unbleached Arnold hand-made paper. Large 8vos., uniformly bound with gray boards and brown cloth spines with paper labels. A Fine set with some light rubbing. Includes: A Life of Lamb (Ainger) / Essays of Elia / Last Essays of Elia / Tales from Shakspeare / Poems, Plays and Miscellaneous Essays (in 2 vols.) / Mrs. Leicester`s School (in 2 vols.) / Letters of Lamb (in 4 volumes). This set, numbered 0 of 250, presumably was of some special interest.

[no date]. (Hardcover set) Very good, no dust jacket. 292, 395, 341, 271, 291, 268pp. Pale blue cloth over 3 / 4 navy cloth, with spine decorated in gilt. Marbled edges, marbled endpapers, ribbon page markers. The spines are lightly and rubbed. Unusual to find the set complete. This set is in the series of six-volume de luxe sets issued by Three Sirens Press. Edited by Alfred Ainger. Vol. 1 Mrs. Leicester's School. The Adventures of Ulysses. Tec. Vol. 2 Tales from Shakespeare. Vol. 3 The Essays of Elia. Vol. 4 The Last Essays of Elia. Vol. 5 Poems, Plays and Miscellaneous Essays, Part I. Vol. 6 Poems, Plays and Miscellaneous Essays, Part II. (Essays).

Full Calf. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. Later British Edition. Two volumes, Near Fine in full dark-brown polished calf, backs ornately tooled in gilt, ornate gilt dentelles, top edges gilt, marbled end papers, the rear covers both volumes a bit faded at spine, period prior owner bookplates of Edward J. McCutchen ( 1857-1933), founder of a well-known San Francisco law firm, both paste downs. A handsome set in fine bindings. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.