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Click here to see our other books! The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb Charles Lamb; Percy Fitzgerald 1876 E. Moxon & Company : London 7.5" by 5" xx, 429; 438; 443; 444; vi, 432; xi, 488pp. SUMMARY A smart complete set of this collection of works and letters from Charles Lamb, with biographical sketches and notes. Leather Binding,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION Complete in six volumes. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one. The life, letters, and works of English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, Charles Lamb, best known for Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he co-authored with his sister, Mary. This set includes a biographical account from Lamb's schooldays, to his sister's mental illness, his travels, commentary on his friends and companions, and his working life. With examples of correspondence to many important figures including: Coleridge, Southey, Wordsworth, Moxon, Miss Hutchinson, and many others. Includes a full catalogue of Lamb's written works, including Essays of Elia, Tales From Shakespeare, Mrs Leicester's School, as well as criticisms, reviews, and verses. With notes and illustrations by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald, an Anglo-Irish author, critic, painter, and sculptor. CONDITION Bound in half black calf with patterned boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Light loss of the paper covering the rear board of volume one. Hinges lightly starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper of some volumes. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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