Books by LAMB Charles

1929. Very Good. LAMB, Charles. THE ESSAYS OF ELIA and the LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA. With an introduction by Robert Lynd and notes by William McDonald. Fully illustrated with twenty-five drawings by C.E. Brock and twenty-four contemporary portraits in photogravure. In two volumes. 8vo., teal cloth, map endpapers. Sunned, dulled at the spines, and lightly shelfworn with a minimal bump to the top opening corner of several leaves at one book block; texts are clean and serviceable, making these very good copies,... more information

London:: J. M. Dent & Co., London,. 1902.. Fourth edition. Very good +. Large 12mo, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout, top edges gilt. Charles E. Brock is the illustrator, with introduction by Augustine Birrell. Half dark brown calf with dark green marbled boards. 2 Vols:.xxii, 294pp, uncut; xii, 254pp. The Essays are given as fourth edition, January 1902. The Last Essays have no edition number given. Green marbled end papers. Spines with gilt bands, title and gilt floral decoration. Spines are ... more information

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1921. Hardcover. Near Fine. Full blue morocco with elaborate gilt border on boards and spine (5 raised bands comprising 6 compartments), gilt lettering in red leather labels on spine, gilt inside dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, purple place-holder ribbons. ESSAYS, published 1921; pp. xxii, 294. LAST ESSAYS, published 1919; pp. xi, [1], 254. Both volumes include a frontispiece and numerous illustrations by Brock throughout. Both volumes near fine, with just a fe... more information

(Newtown): GREGYNOG PRESS, 1929. Two octavo volumes. vii, 265 pp.; vii, 219 pp. One of 285 copies. With wood-engravings adapted from contemporary prints. A very good set in gray buckram, gilt title on spine. ... more information

London: Taylor & Hessey/Edward Moxon, 1823/1833. First Edition. 3/4 morocco. About Fine and attractively bound. Two volumes bound by Tout & Sons in 3/4 blue morocco with gilt-decorated spines with five raised bands, marbled boards, top edge gilt. Second Issue of ELIA and First English Edition of LAST ESSAYS. Bound with half titles but without ads in the first volume. ... more information

London: Dent, 1901. Third. hardcover. fine. 2 volumes. Introduction by Augustine Birrell. Frontispiece and b/w illustrations throughout by Charles E. Brock. Decorative title pages. 294, 254pp., small 8vos, beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards; ornate gilt-decorated spines with raised bands; marbled endpapers, uncut edges, t.e.g. London: J.M. Dent, 1901. Third printing. Fine. ... more information