The life and works of Charles Lamb : in twelve volumes.
Charles Lamb (1775-1834)
Category
Books
Date
1900
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3085487.9
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. 9 ; 8vo. Some uncut leaves. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate, signed G.S. 24 [1924]: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Early twentieth-century full red morocco; single gilt fillet to form an outer border; multicoloured morocco pictorial centrepiece onlaid within a single gilt fillet border on upper board; four recessed cords; two false bands; gilt tooled spine, lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'Charles Lamb / Vol. IX.' and title of vol.; single gilt fillet on board edges; triple gilt fillet and gilt stamped cornerpieces (leaves) on turn-ins; gilt top edge; dark red silk endleaves.
Makers and roles
Charles Lamb (1775-1834), author Alfred Ainger (1837 - 1904), editor