The Virginians: A Tale Of The Last Century by Thackerary, W M

NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company Undated, later printing. Gordon Browne illustrations; Very clean and tight textblock. Green binding with embossed illustrations on spine and front cover; light edge and corner wear. 159pp.. Embossed Green Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Gordon Browne. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

London/New York: J.M. Dent & Sons/E.P. Dutton & Co, 1913. 7th Printing. Hardcover. 601p. A small red gilt cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine lightly faded. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. A Victorian historical novel set during the reign of Queene Anne. A volume from the Everyman's Library. Measures approx. 6.9" x 4.5

NY: Harper, 1855. Small 8vo, pp. 148. Three-quarter leather,, with marbled paper over boards. Ex library, with spine label, pocket and bookplate. Illustrated. Some foxing throughout, cover worn and scuffed, hinges tender, but the interior solid.

Smith, Elder & Co., 1855. First thus. Ex library book. Blue three quarter buckram. Hardback. Original soft covers bound in and reinforced. With humorous illustrations. Boards in good condition. Internally, clean but pages are age toned. A scarce item. COPAC suggests 1855. 48 pages. 315 x 220 mm (12½ x 8¾ inches). The fatal boots was originally published under title: Stubbs's Calendar, or, The fatal boots. Cox's diary was originally published under title: Barber Cox and the cutting of his comb.

Light brown leather spine and corners. Brown marbled boards. Green title plates with gilt lettering, banding and decoration on the spine. Dimensions are for one volume. First Edition
The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century (1857–59) is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which forms a sequel to his Henry Esmond and is also loosely linked to Pendennis. It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up to his taking a commission in the British army and fighting under the command of General Wolfe at the capture of Quebec. On the outbreak of the American War of Independence he takes the revolutionary side. George, who is also a British officer, thereupon resigns his commission rather than take up arms against his brother.
William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel… Read More