Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
$95.00
Charles Lamb’s celebrated collection of personal essays, published here in a richly illustrated Victorian edition. This 1885 William Paterson edition includes work by illustrators R. Swain Gifford, James D. Smillie, Charles A. Platt and F. S. Church.
Author: Charles Lamb
Publisher: William Paterson, Edinburgh
Publication year: 1885
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 501
Language: English
Illustrators: R. Swain Gifford, James D. Smillie, Charles A. Platt, F. S. Church
Condition: Decorative blue cloth hardcover with gilt tooling. Spine and board edges show rubbing and age wear, with some fading and surface marks. Interior title page is clean with light age toning; illustrated plates are present.
Book details
- Authors
- Charles Lamb
- Publisher
- William Paterson, Edinburgh
- Published
- 1885
- Language
- en
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Illustrated 1885 William Paterson edition
- Subjects
- Essays, English literature, Victorian literature, Illustrated books
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: 19TH CENTURY, ANTIQUARIAN, B0127, BOOKS, CHARLES LAMB, ENGLISH LITERATURE, ESSAYS, ILLUSTRATED BOOK, NON FICTION, VICTORIAN, VINTAGE BOOKS, WILLIAM PATERSON
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