The Essays of Elia and Eliana
by Charles Lamb
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bell and Daldy, 1868. Hardcover. Fair. The complete essays of Charles Lamb, containing the Essays of Elia, Last Essays of Elia and The Essays of Eliana, his collected later pieces. Full leather with gilt decoration to spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edges. small 8vo. Rubbing to edges. especially to top of spine. Scuffing to rear cover. Scuffing to front free endpaper near hinge. Some spotting to front matter and tanning to edges but contents otherwise clean. Binding sound. A externally worn but tight copy. Fair.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005217
- Title
- The Essays of Elia and Eliana
- Author
- Charles Lamb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bell and Daldy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- leather_binding, short, articles, literary, essay, essays, pieces
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings;
Terms of Sale
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AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...