Charles Lamb : Essays of Elia + Last Essays of Elia : Art Nouveau Bindings 1904

The Essays of Elia + The Last Essays of Elia

By Charles Lamb

Published by T N Foulis, Edinburgh, 1904 and 1905 respectively. Tall 8vo. The books measure 20.5 x 11 cm. Bound in parchment over thin boards, decorative bindings in the art nouveau style and titles in gilt. Patterned endpapers.With a printed title page as well as a decorative title page. Each chapter starts with an illustrated capital letter.

CONDITION
Both volumes in very good condition. The bindings are very good as can be seen in the images provided. Endpapers very good. Bookplates to the inside front covers. All contents present and pages very clean throughout. Overall in very good condition.

Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb; it was first published in book form in 1823, with a second volume, Last Essays of Elia, issued in 1833 by the publisher Edward Moxon. The essays in the collection first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. Lamb's essays were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers; the essays "established Lamb in the title he now holds, that of the most delightful of English essayists.

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