The History Of Henry Esmond
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
What spectacle is more august than that of a great king in exile? Who is more worthy of respect than a brave man in misfortune?' When "Henry Esmond" appeared in 1852, noted writers and critics of the time acclaimed it as the best historical novel ever written. Set in the reign of Queen Anne, the story follows the troubled progress of a gentleman and an officer in Marlborough's army, as he painfully wrestles with an emotional allegiance to the old Tory-Catholic England until, disillusioned, he comes to terms of a kind with the Whiggish-Protestant future. This change also entails a very uncomfortable switch in his affections. The love story of Henry Esmond is charged with sombre, unconscious emotions, yet is skilfully embedded into historical events which are convincing but never too prominent.
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The History of Henry Esmond
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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London: George Allen, 1896. Hardcover. Good. First American edition. With illustrations by T. H. Robinson. Good, all edges gilt, with fraying at the spine, corners bumped and frayed, browning on the frontispiece, tissue guard and title page. Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by the brilliant English writer William Makepeace Thackeray. Originally published in 1852, the book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England. It is set against the backdrop of late 17th- and early 18th-century England, specifically major events surrounding… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond : Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne / by W. M. Thackeray ; Illustrated with Lithographs by Clark Hutton
by Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863) & Hutton, Clark
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London : Folio Society, 1950. First Folio Society Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked quarter cloth over boards with some sunning. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 425 pages; Description: vi, 425 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Great… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond (The Modern Readers' Series)
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NY: Macmillan, 1926. First edition thus. The Modern Readers' Series. Half leather. Published NY: Macmillan, 1926, first printing. 12mo., 5 1/4" x 7 1/4", xxii+488pp. Edited with an introduction by Walter Graham. Half green leather over green linen cloth with gilt spine titles and designs, top edge gilting, pictorial endpapers. Mild sun darkening to the spine, faint bleed darkening to… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: The Caxton Publishing Company, 1900. Hardcover. Good. Pleasant half leather (publishers?) binding of Thackeray's novel, along with Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo; The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond; A Little Dinner at Timmins's. Floral decoration to spine. Marbled edges with matching marbled end-papers. With a frontispiece… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1956. Hardcover. Introduction by Laura Benet and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. A near fine book with some fading and wear on the spine. Original sandglass laid in. Near fine slipcase with some general wear; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 441 pages . Item Price
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History of Henry Esmond
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THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND
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The History Of Henry Esmond: A Colonel In The Service Of Her Majesty Queen Anne
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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George Allen, 1896. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1896. No Edition Remarks. 513 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Light… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond
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Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1928. Reprinted. 402 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with small inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1898. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". George du Maurier, F. Barnard, Frank Dicksee. A lovely edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's historical novel, lavishly illustrated throughout. 'The History of Henry Esmond' is a historical work telling the memories of Henry Esmond, a colonel serving for Queen Anne, against the backdrop of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of Henry Esmond, The
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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Slight toning, else content appears as unread and unblemished with very good decorated, linen colored, cloth covered boards displaying minimal surface/edge wear. Included a sheet with following: "Membership Gift --- This Volume is presented to you FREE with the compliments of WALTER J. BLACK, President" ...The History of Henry … Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond (Everyman's Library #73)
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace
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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1911. Hardcover. A 1911 reprint of the 1906 issuance. An Everyman's Library reprint edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's historical novel, which is set in England at the time of the Restoration in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond (Classics Club)
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace
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Roslyn, New York: Classics Club, Walter J. Black, Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. ca1940s-1970s. Hardcover. A reprint edition of the author's historical novel. One in the publisher's Classics Club series. --- In full ecru linen cloth covers with Classics Club seal in red oval on front cover and with gilt-stamped titling and decorations on black… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond
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Roslyn, NY: Walter J. Black, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Famed author of "Vanity Fair" considered this novel his best work. Handsomely produced reprint in full linen-look greenish-tan cloth covers with Classics Club seal in oval on front cover and with title block in vivid black & red ink with gold… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond
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Roslyn, NY: Walter J. Black, 1965. Classics Club edition, ca. 1960s. Gray cloth printed in red, black and gilt, 7.75" tall. Near fine condition with some uneven darkening to the endpapers including where an old personal bookplate fell off, otherwise looks and feels new and unused, firm binding, no other names or markings. . Hard Cover. Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond
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The History of Henry Esmond
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace
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