Charles Lamb — The Essays of Elia

London, Chapman & Hall, 1910. Leather. Charles Lamb's delightful collection of essays, smartly bound in a half calf Bumpus binding. A 'Books of the Verulam Club' edition of this work in a half calf binding with marbled boards and end papers. Binder's stamp of Bumpus Ltd gold tooled to the front paste down. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Lamb. A charming collection of essays written by the poet and antiquarian Charles Lamb (1775-1834). These essays first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 until 1825. The conversational and confiding tone of the essays proved to be very popular. Lamb himself is the Elia of the collection, and his sister Mary is 'Cousin Bridget&apos. This is the Books of the Verulam Club edition. Undated, dated from copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries. In a half calf Bumpus binding. Externally very smart, with just a little rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .