Thackeray - the Humourist and the Man of Letters, the Story of His Life, Including a Selection from His Characteristic Speeches, Now for the First Time Gathered
by Taylor, Theodore
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London, Eng.: John Camden Hotten, 1864. - probable remainder binding, in original smooth, dark green cloth stamped in gilt at the spine ' Thackeray - The Story of his Life ' - this issue with 18 pages of ads beginning with Shakespeare's Jest Book? - bound without the photo frontis portrait, o/w with the same plates, including the Cruikshank - minor rubbing at the tips else a fine fresh copy - scarce binding issue .. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Illus. by Cruikshank. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13697
- Title
- Thackeray - the Humourist and the Man of Letters, the Story of His Life, Including a Selection from His Characteristic Speeches, Now for the First Time Gathered
- Author
- Taylor, Theodore
- Illustrator
- Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Camden Hotten
- Place of Publication
- London, Eng.
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- Thackeray Variant Binding - Thackeray Remainder Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Port Colborne, Ontario
About Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
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- Spine
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cloth
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- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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