Description: Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb. The essays in the collection first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. Lamb's essays were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers; the essays "established Lamb in the title he now holds, that of the most delightful of English essayists."Lamb himself is the Elia of the collection, and his sister Mary is "Cousin Bridget." Charles first used the pseudonym Elia for an essay on the South Sea House, where he had worked decades earlier; Elia was the last name of an Italian man who worked there at the same time as Charles, and after that essay the name stuck. (See Wikipedia for more information)Bayntun took on a number of London binders in order to raise the standard of craftsmanship in his own bindery and soon afterwards moved the business into larger premises on Walcot Street in Bath. In 1920, he purchased the bindery business of George Gregory, and in 1939, the Bayntun and Rivière binderies were incorporated into a new set of premises on Manvers Street in Bath, from where the business still operates today. Bayntun adhered to traditional book binding techniques, and built a strong relationship with many American dealers, Arthur Brentano of Brentano's, Maurice Inman, and Nat Ladden. On one occasion, A. S. W. Rosenbach hosted a lunch in his honour on a visit to New York City in 1936. Bayntun's last years were crowned by the patronage of Queen Mary, who spent the World War II years near Bath. She granted the firm the royal appointment of Bookseller to Her Majesty in 1950.*****This beautiful volume (circa 1910 - no date given on copyright page) is in very good condition. Bayntun stamp on 1st free end page (verso). There is light waving to pages but that is due to aging and not water damage. Very light toning. Gilt on top edge (still has shine). Couple of ink spots on bottom edge. The binding is very tight. Any issues have been reflected in the pricing. Please see pictures for more information and detail. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. I will be glad to take additional pictures. I tried to describe the book through words and pictures the best I can but if you are not 100% satisfied with the purchase, please know you can return the book for full refund. Ships carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box. Will ship within 1 business day of receiving payment. Thank you for looking!
Price: 382.5 USD
Location: Okatie, South Carolina
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Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Special Attributes: Binding by Bayntun, Bath England, 3/4 Leather
Author: Charles Lamb
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
