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Reprint. Circa 1920. Hard cover, 8vo in three-quarter black leatherette over tan buckram, titles blocked in gold to the spine, top edge gilt, green-grey endpapers, engraved frontispiece illustration, various pages, CONDITION: Very Good Plus. A few small splits to the head of spine. Partly unopened. Remains bright, the full page halftone illustrated pages are on slightly different colored glazed stock which is more yellow in tone than the text, which has more line illustration within.**Englishman William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1852), multi-talented mid-18th century author, artist and journalist, was a man who successfully navigated vicissitudes of fortune brought on by gambling, financial loss and widowhood. He is remembered for his great variety of wit and social satire, often having been first serialized in journals such as Punch, and later his own Cornhill Magazine. This particular collection of his work was first sold by subscription in the first decade of the twentieth century by the publishers; this is a more simply bound edition reprint.**TITLES include: Vol.I: "Vanity Fair" and "Lovel the Widower" (401pp). Vol II: "The History of Pendennis"(391pp.) Vol. III: "The Newcomes" (413 pp.) Vol. IV: "The Virginians" (401pp.) Vol V: "The Adventures of Philip" and "Catherine, A Story" (414 pp.) Vol. VI: "The Christmas Books of Mr M.A. Titmarsh" (430 pp.)Vol. VII: "The Paris Sketchbook of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh," "Eastern Sketches" and The Irish Sketch Book" (361 pp. ) Vol. VIII: Burlesques, Novels by Eminent Hands (418 pp.) Vol. IX: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (409 pp.) Vol. X "Roundabout Papers" (457 pp.) Takes 15-1/2 inch of shelfspace. Heavy set will require extra postage if going abroad. Weight: 20.1 lb
Ref: FICT19 9080
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