The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (13 Volume Set). Vanity Fair, Pendennis, Yellowplush Memoirs, Barry Lyndon, Paris Sketch Book, Contributions to Punch. Esmond, the Newcomes, Christmas Books, the Virginians, Philip, Roundabout Papers, Ballads With
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Item Price
£399.76£319.81
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About This Item
Smith, Elder, & Co. London 1900. Very Good+. 1900. Complete thirteen volume set. 8vo. Set was published over the period of 1899-1901. First thus. Overall an attractive very good+ set with former owner initials and number penned on blank side of each front endpaper. Half burgandy morocco and cloth boards with raised bands on spine, gilt topedges/lettering. Attractive marbled endpapers, corner tips are leather over cloth. Modest general shelfwear for age; as is common with 100+ year old leather the spine is a couple of shades lighter than joining leather on boards and tips, some spines have small soil spots. Tight straight books with numerous illustrations. .
Synopsis
A prolific writer, made most famous by his writing Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeraywas considered second only to Dickens when he was alive. A witty satirist, he mocked the Victorian era with a light hand and good humor: "O house, you are inhabited—0 knocker, you are knocked at—O undressed flunkey, sunning your lazy calves as you lean against the iron railings, you are paid—by Snobs."
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- Bookseller
- Abound Book Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881
- Title
- The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (13 Volume Set). Vanity Fair, Pendennis, Yellowplush Memoirs, Barry Lyndon, Paris Sketch Book, Contributions to Punch. Esmond, the Newcomes, Christmas Books, the Virginians, Philip, Roundabout Papers, Ballads With
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, & Co. London 1900
- Date Published
- 1900
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Abound Book Company
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Overland Park, Kansas
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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