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William Thackeray | First Editions
1811 - 1863
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The Four Georges. Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life.
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. [Court Satire] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[4] 226 [18]. Catalogue at rear dated December 1861. With an engraved frontispiece, and occasional in-text illustrations. Publisher's blind-decorated green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown, with ink and pencil ownerships..... More
The Works of William Thackeray. With illustrations by the Author, George Cruikshank and John Leech. Including: Vanity Fair, Pendennis, Barry Lyndon, etc.
London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1902. [Literature] THE BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION, FINELY BOUND. Thirteen volumes, octavo (21 x 15 x 56cm). Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous other plates and in-text illustrations. Smartly bound in contemporary mid-green calf over buckram-covered boards, raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines..... More
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