Home · Catalogue · Literature & Poetry · S.I.5593

The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger.
The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 2.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 3.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 4.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 5.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 6.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 7.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 8.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 9.
  • The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger — photograph 10.

The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger

Lamb, Charles edited by Ainger, Alfred · London

Author
Lamb, Charles edited by Ainger, Alfred
Date
1906
Place
London
Publisher
Macmillan and Co., Limited
Language
English
Binding
12mo. (4.5" x 6.625") Full green polished calf. Spine with five raised bands, gilt title in second compartment, gilt date of 1906 at foot. Single gilt rule to board edges. Beige textured paper endpapers, all edges gilt. Signed binding by Bumpus.
Format
Signed Binding by J & E Bumpus Ltd. Oxford. The following essays are included in the collection: "The South-Sea House" "Oxford In The Vacation" "Christ's Hospital Five-And-Thirty Years Ago" "The Two Races Of Men" "New Year's Eve" "Mrs Battle's Opinions On Whist" "A Chapter On Ears" "All Fools' Day" "A Quakers' Meeting" "The Old and The New Schoolmaster" "Valentine's Day" "Imperfect Sympathies" "Witches And Other Night-Fears" "My Relations" "Mackery End, In Hertfordshire" "Modern Gallantry" "The Old Benchers Of The Inner Temple" "Grace Before Meat" "My First Play" "Dream-Children; A Reverie" "Distant Correspondents" "The Praise Of Chimney-Sweepers" "A Complaint Of The Decay Of Beggars In The Metropolis" "A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig" "A Bachelor's Complaint Of the Behaviour Of Married People" "On Some Of The Old Actors" "On The Artificial Comedy Of The Last Century" "On The Acting Of Munden".
Category
Literature & Poetry
Record
S.I.5593

The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger

Author: Lamb, Charles edited by Ainger, Alfred

12mo. (4.5" x 6.625") Full green polished calf. Spine with five raised bands, gilt title in second compartment, gilt date of 1906 at foot. Single gilt rule to board edges. Beige textured paper endpapers, all edges gilt. Spine slightly sunned to a pleasing brown/green, otherwise Fine. Signed binding by Bumpus.

From Wiki: Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb; it was first published in book form in 1823, with a second volume, Last Essays of Elia, issued in 1833 by the publisher Edward Moxon. The essays in the collection first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. Lamb's essays were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers; the essays "established Lamb in the title he now holds, that of the most delightful of English essayists." Lamb himself is the Elia of the collection, and his sister Mary is "Cousin Bridget." Charles first used the pseudonym Elia for an essay on the South Sea House, where he had worked decades earlier; Elia was the last name of an Italian man who worked there at the same time as Charles, and after that essay the name stuck.

Signed Binding by J & E Bumpus Ltd. Oxford.

The following essays are included in the collection: ""The South-Sea House"", ""Oxford In The Vacation"" ""Christ's Hospital Five-And-Thirty Years Ago"" ""The Two Races Of Men"", ""New Year's Eve"" ""Mrs Battle's Opinions On Whist"", ""A Chapter On Ears"" ""All Fools' Day"", ""A Quakers' Meeting"" ""The Old and The New Schoolmaster"", ""Valentine's Day"" ""Imperfect Sympathies"", ""Witches And Other Night-Fears"" ""My Relations"", ""Mackery End, In Hertfordshire"" ""Modern Gallantry"", ""The Old Benchers Of The Inner Temple"" ""Grace Before Meat"", ""My First Play"" ""Dream-Children; A Reverie"", ""Distant Correspondents"" ""The Praise Of Chimney-Sweepers"", ""A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig"" ""A Complaint Of The Decay Of Beggars In The Metropolis"" ""A Bachelor's Complaint Of the Behaviour Of Married People"" ""On Some Of The Old Actors"", ""On The Acting Of Munden"". ""On The Artificial Comedy Of The Last Century""

Free shipping via USPS for United State purchaser within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey,

Sonny Ideker Bookseller is located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We would love to have you visit, or email us at [email protected] for specific wants or needs, thanks!

Antique Books, Old Leather Book, Old Vellum Book, Decorative Binding, Antiquarian Book, Vintage decorative, Ancient Leather, Rare Books, Bumpus Binding, Signed Binding, Religious Writings, Scripture,

Full polished green leather, Signed binding by Bumpus, All edges gilt, Essays, Decorative Books, Decorative Leather, Beautiful Decorative Book

Condition

Near Fine

$125Enquire about this book

Guaranteed authentic and as described · 7-day returns · free US shipping — our terms. Subject to prior sale.

Enquire about this book

Replies come from the bookseller directly, usually within two business days.