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Last Essays of Elia (Library of English Prose: Volume Two)
by Lamb, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. xiii, [1], 253, [1] p.; 21 cm. Faux vellum covers with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; art nouveau decoration in green and gilt. Top page edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Kelmscott-inspired double-page title page in red and black. Decorated inital letters and tailpieces. Some pages unopened. "Printed in England" -- stamped on final page. No date of publication; the first two volumes in this series were advertised by the publisher in 1905. In Very Good Condition: spine is sunned; cover is lightly soiled; pages are clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006388
- Title
- Last Essays of Elia (Library of English Prose: Volume Two)
- Author
- Lamb, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
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Glossary
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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....
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