A Collection of Letters of Thackeray, 1847 1855. With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1887. 1st Edition. Hardcover. tall8vo. 24cm, first edition, ix,189p., frontis portrait, 32 illustrations, index, original dark green cloth, gilt titles on the spine and upper cover, t.e.g., occasional foxing, some occasional slight wear on the edges else very good to fine copy (lt). ~ A collection of letters from Thackeray primarily to his friends W.H. Brookfield and his wife, Jane Octavia Brookfield with an introduction by the latter. Interesting insight into the life of the author of "Vanity Fair
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35005
- Title
- A Collection of Letters of Thackeray, 1847 1855. With Portraits and Reproductions of Letters and Drawings
- Author
- THACKERAY, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1887
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE THACKERAY LETTERS FIRST EDITION
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Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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