Lamb Charles.ABAA
Lamb Charles.ABAA
Elia. Essays which have appeared under that signature in the London Magazine.
182826434Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Carey pr. by Mifflin & Parry and J.R.A. Skerrett 1828. 12mo I: 18.4 cm 7.25" II: 16.8cm 6.6". 2 vols. I: 292 pp. II: 230 pp. both vols. without ads. <br><br>First U.S. edition of the official first series and => true first edition of the unofficial second series of Lamb's pseudonymously published essays for the London Magazine. These eloquently written pieces mingle humor and pathos as they describe the experiences of the author and his acquaintances while attending boarding school playing whist listening to music visiting Quaker meetings etc. Food is a recurring topic "A Dissertation upon Roast Pig"; there are two essays on Valentine's Day one in each volume and several on plays and actors.<br>Â Â Â Â The first series made its first appearance in book form in London 1823. The authorized second series was not published until 1833 under the title The Last Essays of Elia; the pieces selected for the unauthorized American second series offered here are different from those contained in that volume and mistakenly include three essays written by other hands. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 33813 & 33814; NCBEL III 1225; NSTC 2L2346. Vol. I: Uncut copy. Publisher's quarter once-red cloth and paper sides covers printed with "Elia" within a simple frame spine with printed paper label; binding rubbed and lightly soiled spine sunned to yellow. Repaired tear to one leaf touching text without loss; remarkably clean and sound. Vol. II: Contemporary speckled sheep spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label; rubbed and head of spine chipped with old refurbishing. Exsocial club library: 19th-century bookplate and call number ticket on front pastedown front free endpaper with inked numerals title-page pressure-stamped. Author's name inked on title-page; front free endpaper and title-page reinforced at fore-edge the latter from the back. Both volumes age-toned with intermittent spots of staining; advertisements absent. The set now housed in a quarter blue morocco and blue clothcovered clamshell case with marbled papercovered sides and gilt-stamped spine. Carey, Lea, & Carey (pr. by Mifflin & Parry, and J.R.A. Skerrett) hardcover books
