The Letters of Charles Lamb, with a Sketch of His Life
London: Edward Moxon, 1837. First Edition. 2 vols.; 8vo, 7 5/8 x 5 inches (194 x 125 mm). Vol.1: half title, engraved frontispiece from painting by William Hazlitt, x, 335; Vol. 2: half title, engraved frontispiece by T. Wageman, (ii), 338, one copperplate engraving of a standing Charles Lamb (p. 204) by Brook Pulham. Brown morocco with gilt decorative frame on all boards, spine gilt in compartments and gilt title, gilt inside dentelles, marbled endpapers; t.e.g.; front board of Vol. 1 detached, joints of both volumes rubbed and brittle, edges rubbed; text is clean and unmarked throughout, with just two spots of foxing on the frontispiece of Vol. 2.
Dedicated to Lamb's sister Mary: 'The memorials of many years which she spent with the writer in undivided affection; of the sorrows and the joys she shared, of the genius which she cherished, and of the excellences which she best knew; are respectfully and affectionately dedicated, by the editor'.
Includes letters to contemporary poets like Wordsworth, Barton, and Coleridge.
Condition: Very good.
Item number: 1740
Price: $115.00
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