LIFE, LETTERS AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES LAMB
by LAMB, Charles
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- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1895. LAMB, Charles. THE LIFE, LETTERS AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES LAMB. Edited by Percy Fitzgerald. London: Gibbings & Company, Ltd., and Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1895. The Temple Edition. Six volumes. Illustrated with portraits. Octavo. Bound by W. Roach & Co. of New York: green three-quarter morocco, gilt-stamped lettering and some decoration to spine, marbled paper boards, matching endpapers, t.e.g. Bindings have darkened a little on spines and show some rubbing at joints and perimeters, especially Vol. 4, whose joints are tender. Text leaves are clean but lightly age-browned. Just about very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74127
- Title
- LIFE, LETTERS AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES LAMB
- Author
- LAMB, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1895
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Boston Book Company
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About the Seller
Boston Book Company
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
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David Fredette
James Desrosiers
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...