London, Melbourne and Paris Cassell and Company 1901

Unpaginated. [4]pp prelims + 40pp, French fold pages. 285 x 210mm. Cloth spine, Paper covered boards. Decorated end papers. Slightly rubbed at edges else good copy. Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb; it was first published in book form in 1823, with a second volume, Last Essays of Elia, issued in 1833 by the publisher Edward Moxon. Illustrated in colour throughout; each page has an image with text inset.