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196399449New York: Praeger 1963. hardcover. very good/very good. vii 374pp. 8vo cloth d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped minor chipping. New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1963. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Praeger unknown books
160511hardcover. Notable Biographers on the People Who Shaped America. Photo illus. 471pp. 8vo two-toned bds. d.w. New York 1999. Near fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
2001271196New York: PublicAffairs 2001. First. hardcover. very good/very good-. Color Illus. 540pp. 8vo two-toned boards d.w. dampstained. New York: PublicAffairs 2001.<br/><br/> PublicAffairs unknown books
2010288514New York: PublicAffairs 2010. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Color Illus. 8vo black boards d.w. lightly dampstained. New York: PublicAffairs 2010. Very good<br/><br/> PublicAffairs unknown books
19931330826Oxford: Woodstock Books 1993. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine white with grey print; DJ has light edgewear but is clean and bright; Boards in brown cloth with gold print clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; In this reprint page size reduced to 77% of original pages grouped four original to one of this reprint; 322 pages original. 1330826. FP New Rockville Stock. Woodstock Books hardcover books
193273368Rochester New York: The Printing House of Leo Hart 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition thus #474 of 950 copies signed by illustrator Wilfred Jones. A rapturous appreciation of pork crackling which first appeared in Essays of Elia 1823. Printed on Okawara paper with typography by Will Ransom and Chinese characters by Sang Ho. Octavo: 35 p. Original decorative paper-covered boards over a vellum spine with orange titles. A fine fresh copy. Housed in the publisher's slipcase which is moderately shelfworn and scuffed. The Printing House of Leo Hart hardcover books
188831022Boston: Lothrop 1888. L. J. Bridgman. 12mo pages not numbered. Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman. AEG. Patterned paper over boards maroon cloth spine with gilt stamping. Donor's presentation on flyleaf. Cover somewhat worn at corners and edges interior VG. A juvenile. Lothrop unknown books
19289001814London: Golden Cockerel Press 1928. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in one-quarter white vellum at spine with green paperboards and gold trim. One of five hundred numbered copies. Fine condition. <br/><br/> Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1928WRCLIT60561London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1928. 12mo. Quarter vellum and boards. Portrait. One of 500 numbered copies. Boards rubbed small ink gift inscription. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1830304127London: Edward Moxon 1830. First edition. Woodcut vignette on title-page. 8vo. Original brown boards uncut red cloth spine with printed label marginal label chipping hinges cracking else fine in red cloth slipcase with inner wrapper. First edition. Woodcut vignette on title-page. 8vo. To help his friend and future son in law Edward Moxon who was to marry Lamb's adopted daughter Emma Isola Lamb prepared this collection of verses along with a two-page dedication; this was Moxon's first publication. Thomson 76; Roff p. 169. Provenance: Robert S Pirie his bookplate Edward Moxon unknown books
1830WRCLIT39034London: Edward Moxon 1830. Possibly later decorated wrappers original spine label chipped preserved spare tipped in back. First edition. Wrappers repaired along joints and a bit spotted and edgeworn but a good if slightly dusty copy enclosed in a cloth pull-off case and chemise. ROFF p.169ff. Edward Moxon hardcover books
1830WRCLIT43765London: Edward Moxon 1830. vii11501pp. Original boards printed spine label untrimmed. Spine sympathetically rebacked with much of the original backstrip laid down slight marginal tanning but otherwise a very good copy enclosed in a folding cloth clamshell case with misspelled spine label. First edition of the first work to appear under Moxon's imprint. ROFF p.169ff. Edward Moxon hardcover books
190268180London: J. M. Dent. Very Good-. 1902. Hardcover. 254 pages maroon pictorial cloth the spine ends and cover corners are rubbed hinges tender contents slightly toned but bright complete. . J. M. Dent hardcover books
1955182336London / Emmaus Pennsylvania: Rodale Press 1955. Hardcover. VG. corners rubbed. lower cover edges have red scuffs. endpapers tanned. interior clean. glassine wrapper edges & spine ends chipped & torn; spot of soiling to back cover. greyish-blue boards w/ white illustration; quarter cloth spine w/ gilt spine printing. 44 pgs w/ 8 color plates. glassine wrapper. Pages clean and bright. Introduction by Roland Grant. Lovely color illustrations. Rodale Press hardcover books
18893608London: David Stott 1889. 12mo. Two Volumes. Attractive Arts & Crafts style binding by Miss Florence Leicester inscribed in pencil at back of volume 1 "bound by Miss Florence Leicester and signed in gilt pallet on rear dentelle: "19- F-M-L- 02 in crushed tan morocco with shamrock and petal design flowers and vines on both covers i.e. repeated four times gilt-ruled dentelles and spines with similar motif. Large paper edition; one of one hundred copies unnumbered. White endpapers with ruled dentelles featuring shamrocks in each corner. All edges gilt. With the bookplate of Alonzo Weston Kimball noted collector of rare books and fine art. Little is known about Florence Leicester except to say that she was very accomplished and no doubt studied under one of the major bookbinders in London at the turn of the century. Some light rubbing and spine slightly faded. Very small closed crack to the top of the front hinge on vol. II. Only 100 Copies Printed. Both volumes and contents near fine. <br/><br/> David Stott unknown books
WRCLIT23161Ysleta Tx.: Edwin B. Hill nd. 4pp. leaflet. First separate edition of this letter printed in an unspecified but small edition. Fine. Edwin B. Hill unknown books
1934WRCLIT23207Ysleta Tx: Edwin B. Hill 1934. Printed wrappers. Fine. Second separate edition limited to 100 copies. The first printing appeared "in the early 1900's" according to the colophon also under Hill's imprint. Edwin B. Hill unknown books
191022822Norwood: The Plimpton Press. Very Good. 1910. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. no dust jacket some bumping and wear at top corners slight discoloration along spine minor cracking at top of spine. "The Plimpton Press take pleasure in issuing separately this famous essay and in presenting it to their friends this Yuletide - MCMX - with heartiest good wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." An adorable little book about 40 pages 6-1/2" tall full of gems like: "Books of quick interest that hurry on for incidents are for the eye to glide over only. It will not do to read them out. I could never listen to even the better kind of modern novels without extreme irksomeness. A newspaper read out is intolerable." Hear hear! . The Plimpton Press hardcover books
1823WRCLIT67959London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey 1823. 43411pp. Small octavo. Full claret crushed levant gilt extra with decorative green morocco inlays into each board a.e.g. by Mounteney. Upper joint broken unfortunately otherwise very good. First edition with the earliest state of the imprint Fleet-Street only and without a half-title as issued. ROFF / LIVINGSTON p.149. GROLIER ENGLISH HUNDRED 74. TINKER 1457. Printed for Taylor and Hessey unknown books
18288675Philadelphia: Carey Lea and Carey 1828. True First Edition and First American Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Scattered foxing throughout. Original printed yellow-coated boards linen spine uncut. Worn much of spine torn-away new endpapers. True First Edition and First American Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. This is an unauthorized edition. The true "Second Series" was not published in England until 1833 under the title of "The Last Essays of Elia." The editor of this present edition mistakenly included two essays by Bryan Waller Proctor and one by Allan Cunningham Roff. Livingston p. 157 Carey, Lea and Carey unknown books
18288671Philadelphia: Carey Lea and Carey 1828. First American Edition of Elia True First and First American Edition of Elia. Second Series. 2 vols. 12mo. Full blue morocco elaborately gilt gilt dentelles marbled endpapers t.e.g. other edges uncut by Pomey. Volume two with ownership stamps and signature on title page with part eradicated. A very attractive pair. First American Edition of Elia True First and First American Edition of Elia. Second Series. 2 vols. 12mo. "Elia" volume one is a reprint of the original London edition. "Elia. Second Series" volume two is an unauthorized edition. The true "Second Series" was not published in England until 1833 under the title of "The Last Essays of Elia." The editor of this present edition mistakenly included two essays by Bryan Waller Proctor and one by Allan Cunningham Roff. Livingston p. 153 157-8 Carey, Lea, and Carey unknown books
183317956London: Taylor and Hessey & Edward Moxon 1833. First edition. leather_bound. Full late nineteenth century red morocco gilt. Aeg. Fine in fine matching red cloth slipcase. 2 vols. 341 & 283 pages. First edition first issue; Fleet Street address in Vol. I and half title Vol.II. A large portion of Lamb's biography can be taken from the Essays. "His subject was humanity at large but in himself he saw its microcosm. Using his own impressions and recollections as a text for his work he wrote without a trace of egotism or self-assertion."see: CHEL p.195. ASHLEY III pp.50 53. GROLIER English 74. Both volumes lack adverts. Exceptional copies double gilt cover border panels raised bands spine panels decorated with gilt floral motifs elaborate inner dentelles blue watered silk endpapers. Taylor and Hessey & Edward Moxon unknown books
1833311178London: Thomas Davison for Taylor and Hessey vol. 1; Bradbury and Evans for Edward Moxon vol. 2 1833. First edition of the first and First English edition of the second. 2 vols. 8vo. Uncut in publisher's vol. 1 and original cloth-backed boards vol. 2 printed paper spine labels. Light expert restoration to vol. I joints labels chipped. In full red morocco pull-off cases by Riviere & Sons. First edition of the first and First English edition of the second. 2 vols. 8vo. IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. The celebrated essays of Charles Lamb 1775-1834 in original condition with distinguished Philadelphia provenance. Grolier English 74; Tinker 1457 & 1458; Ashley III pp. 50 53; Livingston/Roff pp. 149ff 185ff. Provenance: Moncure Biddle armorial bookplate in each volume; his sale Parke-Bernet 30 April 1952 lot 601 with original description laid in Thomas Davison for Taylor and Hessey (vol. 1); Bradbury and Evans for Edward Moxon (vol. 2) unknown books
1828239132Philadelphia: Carey Lea and Carey 1828. First edition. The American precedes the English issue of the Second Series. 230 2 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original printed yellow-coated boards pink linen spine with fine paper label uncut. Scattered foxing throughout front hinge tender. Half crimson morocco slipcase and chemise. Bookplate of Robert S. Pirie. First edition. The American precedes the English issue of the Second Series. 230 2 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. IN BOARDS. This is an unauthorized edition. The true "Second Series" was not published in England until 1833 under the title of "The Last Essays of Elia." The editor of this present edition mistakenly included two essays by Bryan Waller Proctor and one by Allan Cunningham Roff. Livingston p. 157 Carey, Lea and Carey unknown books
1828304322Philadelphia: Carey Lea and Carey 1828. First edition. The American precedes the English issue of the Second Series. 230 2 pp. 2 vols. 12mo. Original printed yellow-coated boards pink linen spine with fine paper labeluncut. Scattered foxing throughout. Half crimson morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition. The American precedes the English issue of the Second Series. 230 2 pp. 2 vols. 12mo. This is an unauthorized edition. The true "Second Series" was not published in England until 1833 under the title of "The Last Essays of Elia." The editor of this present edition mistakenly included two essays by Bryan Waller Proctor and one by Allan Cunningham Roff. With a copy of the second American edition of the First Series. Roff p. 157; American Imprints 33813 CSmH; PPL. Provenance: Mrs. J. Insley Blair Blairhame bookplate; Sotheby's New York 3 December 2004; Robert S Pirie bookplate Carey, Lea and Carey unknown books
