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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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- Condition
- Bound in full green straight grained morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g., by Bayntun, Binders, Bath. Spines sunned
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15 Waterloo Place, 1878. Number 500 of 1000 copies. With Illustrations by the author and by other artists, mostly engraved on wood or etchings, all proofs on india paper. Extra-illustrated by the insertion of original watercolors after Kyd (Josph Clayton Clarke) of characters in the novels. Thick 4to. Bound in full green straight grained morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g., by Bayntun, Binders, Bath. Spines sunned. Number 500 of 1000 copies. With Illustrations by the author and by other artists, mostly engraved on wood or etchings, all proofs on india paper. Extra-illustrated by the insertion of original watercolors after Kyd (Josph Clayton Clarke) of characters in the novels. Thick 4to. OVER 100 ORIGINAL KYD WATERCOLOURS.
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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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 319364
- Title
- The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- With Illustrations by the author and by other artists, mostly engraved on wood or etchings, all proofs on india paper. Extra-ill
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in full green straight grained morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g., by Bayntun, Binders, Bath. Spines sunned
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Number 500 of 1000 copies
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co., 15 Waterloo Place
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- British | Poetry | Incompletes | British | William Makepeace Thackeray
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature;
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