"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book."
— Marcel Proust
The Essays of Elia.
London: Edward Moxon, 1853. Foolscap octavo, pp.viii, 436. Bound by Kerby and Son of Oxford Street in full tan calf with dark green title label to spine, five raised bands, extra gilt decoration, two-line gilt border adorning front and rear boards, marbled edges and endpapers, gilt detailing to board edges. Bookplate of Nevile Reid with Latin motto roughly translating to 'For Truth'. Light handling wear, slight rubbing to spine joints and front board, top edge a little faded, foredge and tail edge vivid, text block clean excepting some spotting toward first and final few leaves. A very good copy. Item #43555
Price: £45.00
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