Description: THE COMPLETE WORKS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF CHALES LAMB. London:Moxon,1868. First of this edition, an essay on his life and genius by George Augustus Sala. The edition of 1868 is quite scarce. With the aid of Lamb's adopted daughter, another edition (more common) was brought to market in 1870. 8vo, four volumes complete in three-quarter black leather with slightly raised bands, gilt titles and top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and matching endpapers. Signed binding by Oxford. Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). Friends with such literary luminaries as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth and William Hazlitt, Lamb was at the centre of a major literary circle in England. CONDITION: VG with no marks,names or bookplates. Slight edge wear (chip to a spine label) internally clean and tightly bound. TERMS: By bidding you are agreeing to settle the transaction within three business days. Shipping is free to U.S. bidders via media rate. Tracking will be provided. International bidders please use eBay's Global shipping program. Returns accepted within thirty days for any reason with prior approval. You must be pleased. The books in the photograph are what you will receive.
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Location: Frederick, Maryland
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Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Charles Lamb
Publisher: Moxon
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature
Original/Facsimile: Original
