Last Essays Of Elia

London: Dent, 1926. hardcover. fine. Brock, Charles. Introduction by Augustine Birrell. Frontispiece and b/w illustrations throughout by Charles E. Brock. 254pp. Small 8vo, full red straight-grained morocco, gilt-decorated spine with raised bands, leather spine labels, inner dentelles, a.e.g. London: J.M. Dent, 1926. A fine copy.<br/> <br/>

London: Edward Moxon,, 1833. I cannot sit and think. Books think for me First edition of Lamb's second collection of essays, including his celebrated essay "Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading", this copy in an elaborately tooled fine binding by Riviere & Son. Lamb first used his pseudonym Elia (an anagram of "a lie") in the title of his… Read more about this item

London: J.M.Dent & Sons, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. C. E. Brock. Top edges gilt. Illustrated. Corners bumped

London: J.M.Dent & Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Good. C. E. Brock. Top edges gilt. Illustrated. Rather worn.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company. Good plus condition-front hinge cracked, leather spine scraped/No Dustjacket. 1892. 65 of 100 copi. 8vo., 249 pp. .

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. xiii, [1], 253, [1] p.; 21 cm. Faux vellum covers with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; art nouveau decoration in green and gilt. Top page edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Kelmscott-inspired double-page title page in red and black. Decorated inital letters and tailpieces. … Read more about this item

New York: Scribners, 1971. First. hardcover. good/good. good in good jacket. signed. ex libris 1st

University Tutorial Press Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 220 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd 1937. 8vo. xi, 254 pp. Cloth with gilt lettering to spine in uncommon dustjacket, which is not price clipped. Minor chipping to jacket and minor bumping to board extremities. Illustrated endpapers. With an introduction by Augustine Birrell. Black and white illustrations by C. E. Brock throughout. . Very Good. Publisher's Cloth. 1937.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good plus condition-Paper yellowed, edges scuffed/No Dustjacket. 1926. 12mo., 254 pp. .

George G. Harrap, [no date]. Harrap Library edition. 8vo. Original gilt lettered dark blue cloth (top edge dust soiled - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (head of spine chipped - otherwise VG, in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 218 (endpapers lightly tanned and spotted; no inscriptions).

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. 1892. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Both hinges starting. Light foxing on title page. .

Oxford University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. 1st Edition Reprint. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-libris stuck to front pastdown. Pages are slightly waved and tanned with foxing throughout. Occasional pencil underlining, pen marks, pencil marginalia and annotations. Pen inscription to note page. Noticeable tanning and pencil inscriptions to pastdowns and… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. Reprinted. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Visible pencil annotations throughout. Small sticker to front pastedown. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. Gilt lettering has darkened. Noticeable white… Read more about this item

London / New York: J.M. Dent & Co. / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. With an Introductions by Augustine Birrell and Illustrations by Charles E. Brock. Two-tone brown cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Owner's name and address inked on front fly, gutters cracked, spine extremities worn and spine cocked, a good only copy, lacking… Read more about this item

London; J. M. Dent & Co.; 1902.. Demy 12mo; pp. xii, 254, (1); illustrated endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece, text illustrated with numerous other plates and vignettes, bound in original quarter brown cloth with rose cloth boards, boards a little worn, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on front board, top edge gilt others uncut, name on front… Read more about this item

1926. 1926 (Brock, Charles)illus Lamb, Charles LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926 254pp illus b/w sm 8vo dec red cloth, gilt Minor rubbing, else Fine.

J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1909-1910. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Brock, Charles E. Size: 7 1/2" x 4 1/2". 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Two volumes bound by Riviere & Son. Gilt-stamped red leather spine and corners with… Read more about this item

London: Dent. xi + 254 pages, with an introduction by Augustine Birrell and illustrations by Charles E. Brock, top page edges gilt, slight fading to brown spine backing. . Very Good. Original Maroon Cloth. Reprint.. 1910.

J. M. Dent & Co, 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 258 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected.… Read more about this item