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THE ROSE AND THE RING; OR, THE HISTORY OF PRINCE GIGLIO AND PRINCE BULBO. A FIRE-SIDE PANTOMIME FOR GREAT AND SMALL CHILDREN. BY MR. M. A. TITMARSH.
by [THACKERAY, W.M. (William Makepeace), 1811-1863] :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1855 [but 1854]. First edition. The last of Thackeray's Christmas stories, a satirical fairy tale, wonderfully illustrated with Thackeray's own numerous sketches. "But in the meanwhile, and for a brief holyday, let us laugh and be as pleasant as we can. And you elder folks - a little joking and dancing and fooling will do even you no harm. The author wishes you a merry Christmas, and welcomes you to the Fire-side Pantomime". Crown 8vo (177 x 129mm). iv,128pp. Eight plates. Numerous illustrations in text. Bound in a handsome early twentieth-century full tan calf, banded in gilt, by Riviere; red labels; all edges gilt; inner gilt dentelles; marbled endleaves; slight scratch to rear board; some internal marks and spots; one leaf with a short repaired tear, but still an attractive copy in a fine binding.
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- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46132
- Title
- THE ROSE AND THE RING; OR, THE HISTORY OF PRINCE GIGLIO AND PRINCE BULBO. A FIRE-SIDE PANTOMIME FOR GREAT AND SMALL CHILDREN. BY MR. M. A. TITMARSH.
- Author
- [THACKERAY, W.M. (William Makepeace), 1811-1863] :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1855 [but 1854].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fiction, Christmas, Short Stories, Binding
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
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About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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