The Works of Charles Lamb (Four Volumes, Complete)

Custom half calf over marbled boards, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, blind stamped borders on covers, all edges marbled, endpapers marbled. Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an 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 Lamb. Using the pen-name 'Elia', Lamb wrote on various historical and topical subjects with nostalgia, warmth, and humorous intelligence and his collected Essays of Elia (1823) was a huge success. . Several former owners' signatures, lacking frontispiece portrait in volume one, some old dampstaining in volume thre (not affecting text), boards rubbed, gilt on spines faded, one hinge starting, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight, and square. VERY GOOD. 12mo 7" - 7" tall. 422; 429; 466; 444 pp

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Publisher: Crosby and Nichols / William Veazie

Year: 1862

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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