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William Thackeray | First Editions
1811 - 1863
See below our stock of William Thackeray First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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The Newcomes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family.
London: The Gresham Publishing Co., n.d. [c.1900]. [Classic Literature]. FIRST THUS. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.xxiv; 584. With six wood engraved plates by Rainey, including a frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, along with distinctive white and green decoration. Grey endpapers. Black ink ownership..... More
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 W. Thackeray. Including: Vanity Fair, Pendennis, Barry Lyndon, etc.
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1869, 1886. 24 volumes. Octavo. Contemporary dark green half morocco by Riviere, with gilt titles and elaborate gilt decoration to spines in 3 compartments; light green cloth boards with gilt rule; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. With illustrations by the author. Spines evenly faded to..... More
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