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1838007034New York: Harper & Brothers 1838. First published by Moxon in England in 1837; here is the two-volume First American Edition from a year later. Thomas Noon Talfours 1795-1854 the edittor was a friend to most of the major literary figures of the time - Coleridge Wordswrth the Brownings - and served as lawyer to Charles Dickens. Bound in the original publisher's cloth. Now brown in colour most probably it was maroon at publication. Titling in gilt on the spines very bright. Full textblock; x 459 pages and 476 pages. Foxed throughout though the text remains clear. Moderate rubbing at the margins with a chip to the head of Volume 2 spine; stains to the covers. These are sound copies but perhaps not the prettiest. First American Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Brothers Paperback
181813659London: Printed for C. and J. Ollier by Marchant vol. I and Reynell vol. II 1818. First collected edition. Hardcover. Fair to good. 12mo 291pp. 259pp. plus advertisements for Ollier dated June 1818 bound at rear of volume II. A fair to good set in contemporary boards with green muslin spines. Spine of volume I with heavy wear and that of volume II essentially perished. Joints and hinges quite tender on both volumes even partly cracked. Contents bu contrast are quite fresh with no foxing. A good set for binding or restoration. Housed in a brown leather-backed slipcase with leather spine labels which notably boost the shelf presence. Handsome bookplate to the front paste-down of each volume. A much earlier ownership signature of one Osborne Aldis to the title page of each volume. Aldis seems to have been a kooky scofflaw in Chester England notably having tried to pass off a fake inscription at "Plegmund's Well" as evidence of the medieval monarch's presence in Chester or something to this effect. Printed for C. and J. Ollier (by Marchant (vol. I) and Reynell (vol. II)) hardcover
191176545London New York Toronto and Melbourne: Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press 1908. 8vo.Prize Binding. 2 volumes. xlviii 864; xii 858. Vellum spines with red leather title labels and gilt decoration over red cloth boards with gilt Liverpool Collegiate School devices to the front boards. With top edges gilt and ribbon book marks to each binding. Frontis portraits of Charles Lamb to each volume. Some wear and a little darkening to the spines alongside slight rubbing to the gilt decorations. With Liverpool Collegiate prize inscriptions date 1911 to the front paste downs of each volume and some edges uncut. The Oxford edition of the collected works of siblings Charles and Mary Lamb best known for their children's collection Tales from Shakespeare. . Very Good. Vellum Spine. 1911. Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press 1908 hardcover
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190333330901London and New York: J.M. Dent & Co. and E.P. Dutton & Co 1903. Hardcover. Near fine. Brock C.E. Twelve volumes complete in a half-leather Bayntun binding many illustrations hand-coloured extra-illustrated with 370 extra plates small octavo size approx. 4400 pp. Charles Lamb 1997-1834 is perhaps best remembered today for his "Essays of Elia" and "Tales from Shakespeare" which he co-authored with his sister Mary Lamb to introduce Shakespeare to children. His biographer claimed that Lamb was "the most lovable figure in English literature" n.b. per Wiki. <br /> <br /> Lamb's article in the "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" is lengthy and sheds light into many corners of the man's mind. My favourite is the penultimate paragraph which sums up his talents and legacy thus: "Lamb's writings were held in highest esteem probably in the fifty years from about 1870 to 1920. The qualities in him that could be seen as whimsy and sentimentality meant that his reputation fared less well during the later professionalization of English literary studies. Later writers wishing to act as Lamb's advocates have looked to the more unsettling and darker notes of his writing detecting in him another artist of Romantic anxiety if not agony. On the other hand Lamb has never been short of readers who respond to the forgiving friendliness of his manner the novelistic vitality of his portraits and the odd combination of the colloquial and the erudite in his prose style." <br /> <br /> This set of Lamb's works is profusely illustrated by Charles Edmund Brock 1870-1938 who provided the artwork for many well-known authors including Jane Austen Oliver Goldsmith Daniel Defoe Jonathan Swift and George Eliot as well as contributing over 100 illustrations to "Punch". His style seems suited to Lamb's output and the many illustrations including chapter head- and tail-pieces bring the text to life with almost all of them being hand-coloured. In addition the set is extra-illustrated wtih 370 extra plates being mostly the various personages both historical and contemporary both real-life and fictional mentioned in the relevant passages. There is one plate by Rowlandson Volume 1 facing p. 232 and one coloured plate by George Cruikshank Volume 3 facing p. 73. <br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: Bound by Bayntun in half-leather over cloth boards the spine compartments ruled in gilt and with gilt lettering "Extra Illustrated 1903" at the tail of the spines top edges gilt marbled endpapers in shades of light pink and blue vintage gift inscription on the flyleaf of the first volume dated Christmas 1916 tissue-guarded frontis in Volume I a hand-coloured bust portrait of Lamb each volume with a different fronti title pages in red and black according to a pencil notation on the verso of the front free endpaper in the first volume there are "350 Coloured / 330 Exra Illustrations"; however by our count there are 370 extra illustrations; bindings are small octavo size 7 5/8" by 4 7/8" the set contains approx. 407 preliminary pp. and 4066 text pp. <br /> <br /> ___CONDITION: Near fine the boards clean straight corners with minimal rubbing strong square text blocks with solid hinges the interiors mostly clean and bright a few pages with light soil and the sole prior owner marking being the Christmas gift inscription noted above; uniform light sunning to the spines a very few exceedingly minor defects to the leather a few extra plates have offsetting to the opposite pages we did note a few very short closed tears to several leaves margins only. Overall a lovely set. <br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an extremely large and heavy set and therefore additional postage will apply; please inquire for details. International customers please also note that any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. <br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. J.M. Dent & Co. [and] E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover
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1875475853London : George Routledge and Sons 1875. Popular Centenary Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in contemporary half leather over marbled boards now lightly scuffed. Corners bumped with some wear to the panel edges. Spine gilt-tooled with raised bands somewhat rubbed along with joints and endbands. Marbled endpapers and edges; prelims lightly foxed with the interior remaining strong and clean. A well-preserved example overall. Series; Routledge's standard library. Physical description; 704 pages : frontispiece portrait facsimile ; 19 cm. Notes; Edited with biographical introduction and notes by Charles Kent. Subjects; Lamb Charles 1775-1834 – Collected works. English literature – 19th century. Essays. Poetry. Drama. Criticism. London : George Routledge and Sons hardcover
184614610London: Edward Moxon 1846. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.5x6.5x1.6in. full gilt-decorated calf marbled edges and endpapers; rubbing to extremities. <br>Contents: The Letters of Charles Lamb; Poems; Rosamund Gray &c.; The Essays of Elia; The Last Essays of Elia. <br>2.53lb 9.5x6.5x1.6in Edward Moxon hardcover
MA01C-01752Edward Moxon. Collectible - Good. London: Edward Moxon 1840. Sm 4to Leather Bound. 5696948010471pp. Good book. Full leather with raised spine bands and gilt spine lettering and page edges. Moderate edgewear. Previous owner's name and notes inked to the first blank. Typical period foxing throughout. With Safire's leather bookplate to the front pastedown. From the library of American author columnist journalist and presidential speechwriter William Safire. literature plays Inquire if you need further information. Edward Moxon hardcover
59192C. and J. Ollier. London. 1818. First edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. pp. ix i 291 i; vi 259 i Imprint of Reynell Printer ii Advertisement leaf for June 1818. Later three-quarters morocco and cloth sides all edges gilt some marginal foxing in v.I and scarcely any in v.II two of the raised bands in v.II with a tiny nick a lovely set complete with the Advertisement leaf in v.II often discarded by the binder a silk bookmark in each volume. C. and J. Ollier. London. 1818. First edition. 2 volumes. 8vo. hardcover
188212232Thomas Crowell. Good. 1882. Hardcover. Complete 3 volumes in 5. Maroon cloth covers have wear to the extremities and scuffing but clean and in good condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Former owner's name on front end sheet dated 1884. Pages are lightly toned but clean and very good. . . Thomas Crowell hardcover
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