thackeray william makepeace biographical introductions (3 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. The boards are lightly worn, with scuffing to corners and edges, sunned spine, light stain and soiling marks. No hinge cracks. No Inscriptions. The leaves are tight and in very good condition, with rough trimming to the fore and bottom edges. The pages are generally clean, with some showing light foxing spots. Spotting is more noticeable to the text block edges, with a little dirt and scratching to the gilt top. Measures 20.9 x 14.1 x 4.6cm. 751 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by By Author, Goerge Cruikshank and John Leech (illustrateur). This Biographical Edition is a lovely edn, full of extras. This Edition of The Works was originally published in Thirteen Volumes. This is Volume 13 - Last volume in this set/edition of 13 Volumes. Red cloth covered boards, sl. faded spine, bright gilt titling to spine and bright gilt lettering to front board, 6 small black spots to rear board, mottling/fading to covers. Hinges sound.NO INSCRIPTIONS. 751pp. Foxing to page edges and to endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. Black and white tissue guarded frontispiece. Internally CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. Contents include; ballads - FAIRY DAYS, PEG OF LIMAVADDY; A DOE IN THE CITY; Love songs made easy - THE MINARET BELLS; SERENADE; MY NORA; five German Ditties; Four Imitations of Beranger; Imitation of Horace etc etc. Uniform with my listings of Vols 7, 9, and 12 in this set.; 107517; 8vo.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Volume 1 Vanity Fair- xliv, 676pp. Illustrated by the author who was no mean illustrator. Volume 2 Pendennis - xlviii. 752pp. Illustrated by the author. Volume 3 Mr Charles J. Yellowplush - The History of Samuel Titmarsh The Great Hoggarty Diamond and Cox's Diary. - xli, 649pp. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Frontis portrait of the author Volume 4 The Memoirs of Barry Liyndon, The Fitz Boodle Papers, Men's Wives, Catherine a Story. Illustrated by J E.Millais, Luke Fildes and the author. xxxvi. 711 pp. Volume 5 Sketch Books, The Paris Sketchbook of Mr M.A.Titmarsh, The Irish Sketchbook, Notes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo. Illustrate by the author and with a frontis portrait. xliii, 772 pp. Volume 6 Contributions to "Punch" by Thackeray. Illustrated by t he author and with a frontis portrait. xxxvii. 759 pp. Volume 7 The History of Henry Esmond, The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century. The Four Georges. Charity and Humour. Illustrated by George du Maurier, F.Barnard,and Frank Dicksee xivi, 725 pp. Volume 8 Thr Newcomes, memoirs of a most respectable family. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. xl. 806 pp. Volume 9 The Christmas Books of Me M.A.Titmarsh. Illustrated by the author and Richard Doyle, lx plus nine plates. 340 pp. Volume 10 The Virginians, a tale of the last century. Illustrated by the author. xliii, 809 pp. Volume 11 The Adventures of Philip on his way through the world, showing who robbed him, who helped him and who passed him by. To which is prefixed A Shabby Genteel Story. Illustrated by the author and Frederick Walker. xlvi. 640 pp. Volume 12 The Wolves and the Lamb, Lovel the Widower, Roundabout Papers and Denis Duval, Illustrated by the author, Frederick Walker and Charles Keene. xxxix, 568 pp. Volume 13 Ballades and Miscellanies. With a life of the author and a bibliography. With illustrations by the author, George Cruikshank and John Leech. lxxxii, 749pp Overseas shipping by quotation.