Roundabout Papers in Original Publisher’s Boards First US Edition 1863 by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Bookseller: The First Edition
 (GB)
- Seller Inventory #: 000104
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1863
Description
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863 This is a very scarce US first edition in the original purple cloth. Published by Harper & Brothers [New York] in 1863, the title page reads: “Reprinted from the Cornhill Magazine”, which was edited by Thackeray. The date 1863 is given below the publisher’s details on the title page. The original boards are now faded with areas that show what the purple boards would have looked like 145 years ago. The spine with the gilt lettering is now faded and the gilt is barely legible, with knocks to the top and bottom of the spine. The frontispiece “”Sir J-sh-a R-n-lds in a domino. Dr G-ldsm-th in an old English dress”” is fantastic and is separated from the title page by its original tissue guard. This book has excellent illustrations throughout on relatively clean pages with only occasional minor light foxing; complete with the Harper & Brothers’ 8-page catalogue to the end of the book.An excellent example of this hard to find first edition by William Makepeace Thackeray . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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