J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1921. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brock, Charles E.. 2 Vol. Vol. 2, 1919 Vol 2 from 1921. Brown leather and brown cloth over boards. Gilt borders on cover. Raised bands and gilt on spine. Edges lightly rubbed. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Vol 1, pages are mostly cut, vol 2 mostly uncut. Binding tight. Pages and illustrations bright.

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Bookseller: Bearly Read Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 075237
Title: The Essays of Elia / The Last Essays of Elia
Author: Lamb, Charles
Illustrator: Brock, Charles E.
Format/Binding: Three-Quarter Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
Date Published: 1921
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...