essays elia introduction notes alfred von lamb charles (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover , Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. With over 400pp and in vg condition , an exceedingly nice edition. HARDCOVER ,NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS , VERY GOOD CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE.

XXVI, 435pp. Contemp. reddish-brown full calf, gilt, with gilt-stamped crest to front cover. School-prize binding. - Very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Macmillan & Co 1910. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good minus cracked back hinge, torn spine ends, darkened spine, soiled-stained panels, foxing, stamps on inner panels/end pgs, water stains on edges of 1st couple pgs, bumping/tearing of cloth on panel corners.

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. None (illustrator). Charles Lamb's popular and charming Essays of Elia, in a lovely half calf prize binding. In a half calf prize binding, with the gilt crest of Liverpool College to the front board and a decorative gilt spine. Top edge gilt. Binding signed by Edward Howell. Bookplate to front paste down. Prize bookplate to front free end paper, dated 1922. This is a collection of Lamb"s essays that he wrote under the pseudonym Elia for London Magazine. In these essays, Lamb's prose style is used to create the distinctive persona of Elia. The essays are playful and whimsical, conjuring up scenes from childhood and later life, and sometimes old acquaintances, with humour and pathos. Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for this work - his Essays of Elia - and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (17641847). In a half calf binding. Externally in excellent condition with minimal rubbing. Colour is good and gilt is bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with some spotting to the fore edge and only a little offsetting to the free end papers. Near Fine. book.