The Essays Of Elia

Henry Altemus, Philadelphia (1895), 1895. Henry Altemus, Philadelphia (1895). Green cloth, Silver design on front cover and silver lettering. Very Good/NO DJ. Evoked with rare sensuality, the minutiae of everyday life - a card game in "Mrs Battle's Opinions on Whist", the ritual of saying "Grace Before Meat", the perils of lending books in "The Two Races of… Read more about this item

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1923. Later Printing. Leather Binding. Very Good. 2 volumes, complete as issued. Attractively bound in 3/4 blue morocco over marbled boards by Bayntun of Bath, spines with raised bands and gilt titling and date, covers ruled in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (some rubbing to leather and boards, small spot to… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Co., , 1903.. A very good example.. Binding: contemporary quarter blue cloth over light cream cloth, title in gilt on flat spine, lower right section of the upper boards with the author’s initials in a decorative gilt device, top edges in gilt, side edges uncut. , Notes: Essays of Elia is a collection of… Read more about this item

New York / London: G.P. Putnam & Son, 1883. Hardcover. Good+ (front hinge has grey cloth binding repair. lower section of back cover hinge/gutter splitting; both hinges firm. boards scuffed, stained & scratched; edge-worn. corners rubbed. spine ends rubbed & top worn. back lower corner appears to have glue repair.). brown cloth boards; hand-written replacement spine title plate.… Read more about this item

New York: The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company, 1892. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4 3/4 x 7 1/4. The Bijou Series" No. 13, March 14, 1892. "Published Tri-Weekly, by subscription, per year, Thirty Dollars." 238 age toned pages, unmarked.

Evoked with rare sensuality, the minutiae of everyday life – a card game in "Mrs Battle's Opinions on Whist", the ritual of saying "Grace Before Meat", the perils of lending books in "The Two Races of Men" – are all grist to his mill. Essays of Elia certainly lends itself to repeated reading, and when Lamb's popularity was at its… Read more about this item

London: George Bell & Sons 1877. (Leather binding) 512pp. Very good, no dust jacket. A signed binding by Mudie in 3 / 4 red leather, marbled boards and raised bands on the spine. Marbled endpapers, portrait frontispiece, appendix. Previous owner inscriptions. Binding by Mudie. (Essays).

New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. Part of the Putnam Knickerbocker Nugget series. Ilus. 2 vols. 12mo. Original blue gilt stamped cloth and blure boards. In blue cloth slipcase. Part of the Putnam Knickerbocker Nugget series. Ilus. 2 vols. 12mo. SARA ROOSEVELT'S SIGNED COPIES. From the library of Sara Delano Roosevelt, the mother of FDR, with… Read more about this item

Essays of Eliais a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb (1775-1834), the English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary. Essays of Elia was first published in 1823, then a second volume came out in 1833. The personal and conversational tone of the… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1898. 3rd. hardback. Very good, dark blue leatherette lettered and decorated in gold on spine. Blindpressed owl on front; untrimmed pages unmarked and tight, gilt top edge, tanning on endpapers.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Part of the Temple Classics series (ed. Israel Gollancz), originally published the previous year… Read more about this item

1911. LAMB, Charles. THE ESSAYS OF ELIA (THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA). With an Introduction by Augustine Birrell and Illustrations by Charles E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911 (1910). Later printing. Title-pages printed in brown and blue. Engraved frontispieces; line illustrations throughout text. Two octavo volumes uniformly bound by Riviere &… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall 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… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. Hardcover. Fine. Reprint. Fine in three-quarter crushed morocco. Signed publisher's binding. Fine. A very attractive volume.

New York and Boston: C. T. Brainard Publishing Co., 1900 Deluxe edition, limited issue of 1,000 copies printed for subscribers, this copy being out of series and unnumbered. Finely bound by Brentano's in three-quarter contemporary style dark blue morocco ruled in gilt and light blue cloth, five raised bands to spine, stamped in gilt to spine, pale gray endpapers, top… Read more about this item

Two volume set. Three-quarter binding, covers as shown with this list are rubbed, bumped and scuffed. Marbled endpapers, head and tail bands. Gilt tops and rough-cut edges (edges are aged), sewn binding is firm. Previous owner name is written on blank page in the front matter in Volume 2. Your purchase helps our small public library.pi (O-M1)

London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd [1911]. Square 8vo. iv, 293 pp. Full black leather Oxford binding with gilt lettering and raised bands to the spine. With portrait of Lamb as frontis. Ink ownership inscription to first free endpaper. Minor rubbing to leather. Some darkening and spotting at page edges. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1911.

Published by Odhams Press Limited, London; c.1930s. 348pp. 8vo. Condition: Near Fine. Bound in original mottled brown boards with gold gilt title to the spine. The binding is tight and in excellent condition, free from blemishes or damage. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from damage or marks, save some minor toning and the occasional age spot. This… Read more about this item

London : Macdonald, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. [Fine Binding by George Bayntun of Bath England] Bound in polished calf. Gilt spine. Gilt dentelle vine. Marbled end sheets. All edges gilt. XXXVII, 495 p.

London: J.M. Dent, 1911. 8th. Hardcover. Near Fine. Charles E. Brock. Two Volume Set. xxii,291, xi,254 pages. Frontis drawing and numerous text illustrations by Charles Brock to each volume. Introduction by Augustine Birrell. Illustrated endpapers. Half leather over brown linen boards. Five raised bands with gilt deocrations and border rules. Title in gilt. Some light edgewear but overall… Read more about this item

East Aurora: Roycroft. Very Good+. 1899. Softcover. Full suede/gilt with patterned silk doublures and yapp edges, rough cut page edges, ribbon marker. #759 of 970 copies signed by Elbert Hubbert to the limitation page. The suede is mildly soiled. The contents are near fine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Associated .