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London: 1859. Important unpublished A.L.S. 8vo. 1 page, Garrick Club stationary, December 30th [1859], to his long-time friend and publisher George Murray Smith, on the death of their mutual friends Thomas Babington Macaulay (who died two days before this letter was written) and Washington Irving (who passed away one month earlier on November 28th), in full: "Behold me... It's not a little pleasant to hear of the success of C.H.M. I am very much moved by the death of Macaulay..... More
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.; A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Q. Anne.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1956. With a new introduction by Laura Benet and illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, hand-colored plates; other text figures. 441 pages. Large 8vo, brocade cloth (spine a touch sunned), board slipcase. [New York]: The Limited Editions Club, 1956. A fine copy in a near fine box. One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. More
The History of Pendennis.
Ipswich: Limited Editions Club, 1961. 2 volumes. With an introduction by Robert Cantwell and illustrations by Charles W. Stewart. 32 color plates. Short thick 4to, yellow blind- stamped yellow cloth, board slipcase. Ipswich: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. A fine copy in a fine box. One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. More
The Kickleburys on the Rhine.
London: Smith, Elder, 1850. Frontispiece & 14 illustrations by T.A. Titmarsh. 87pp., slim 8vo, full polished calf, gilt-dec. raised bands, leather label on spine, inner dentelles, a.e.g. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1850. First Edition. Fine. More
The Lectures on the English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century: The Four Georges and Charity and Humour.
London: Smith, Elder, 1911. Illustrated. 364 pages, 8vo, blue cloth; spine ends soft; scattered foxing, else very good. London: Smith, Elder, 1911. More
The Letters and Private Papers of William Makepeace Thackeray.
New York: Octagon, 1980. Some black & white illustrations, 4 volumes, thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Octagon, 1980. Very Good. Vol. I: 1817-1840 Vol. II: 1841-1851 Vol. III: 1852-1856 Vol. IV: 1857-1864. More
Letters and Private Papers.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1945. Collected and edited by Gordon N. Ray. 76 plates and 2 facsimiles of letters. 4 volumes. Tall thick 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1945-46. Very good(+). More
The Newcombes.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1855. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. Ed. by Arthur Pendennis. Frontis., steel and wood engravings by Richard Doyle. 2 volume, 8vo, full green morocco, gilt-decorated covers, raised bands, inner dentelles, t.e.g.; (spines sunned, lightly foxed). London: Bradbury and Evans, 1855. Very good (+). More
Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo.
Heathfield: Cockbird, 1991. Illustrated in color and b/w. 160pp. Oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. (edges lightly bumped) Heathfield: Cockbird, (1991). A very good(+) copy in a very good (+)d.w. New introduction by Sarah Searight. Illustrations compiled by Briony Llewellyn. More
The Rose & the Ring.
Norwalk: easton, 1991. The History of Price Giglio and Prince Bulbo. A fire-side pantomime for great and small children. With the marginal glosses by Michael Angelo Titmarsh and illustrations by Fritz Kredel. 119pp., short 4to, gilt stamped red leather, a.e.g. Easton Press, (1991). Fine. More
The Rose and the Ring.
New York: Pierpont Morgan, 1947. Reproduced in facsimile from the Author's original illustrated manuscript in the Pierpont Morgan Library. Introduction by Gordon N. Ray. Color illustration on title page, many illustrations in color and black and white. Thin oblong 4to, gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, pictorial slipcase. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1947. A fine copy in a near fine case. Limited Edition, one of 1000 copies. More
Thackerayana: Notes and Anecdotes.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1875. Color frontispiece, illustrated with hundreds of sketches by Thackeray. 494 pages, thick 8vo, full green morocco, spine faded to brown, decoratively gilt spine, raised bands, inner dentelles, t.e.g. London: Chatto & Windus, 1875. First Edition. Very Good (+). More
Vanity Fair.
Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1931. 2 volumes. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Illustrated by John Austen, some hand-colored. 4to, cloth-backed decorative boards, d.w. Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1931. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper; lacking the publisher's slipcase. One of 1500 sets, signed by the illustrator. More
Vanity Fair.
Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1931. 2 volumes. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Illustrated by John Austen, some hand-colored. 4to, cloth-backed decorative boards; uncut edges. Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1931. A very good copy, lacking the publisher's slipcase. One of 1500 sets, signed by the illustrator. More
Vanity Fair.
Illustrated with 200 drawings by the author. 759pp., thick 8vo, gilt-stamped blue leather, a.e.g. Easton Press, (1979). Fine. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
Works of Thackeray.
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1878. 52 volumes. Portrait frontispiece in first volume and numerous mounted India proof illustrations throughout. 4to, beautifully bound by the Riverside Press in 3/4 red morocco with gilt-stamped panels on spine. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1878-79. A near fine set. Number 88 of 1000 sets. More
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
New York: Scribner, 1903. Each volume has a frontispiece portrait protected with lettered tissue; other in-text figures throughout. 32 volumes. Tall 8vo, 3/4 burgundy morocco, gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, t.e.g. New York: Scribner's, 1903. Limited "Kensington" edition. Some volumes are a bit spotty on the gilt at top edge, and several volumes have joints and hinges expertly repaired, otherwise a near fine copy with only very light wear. Number 57 of 100 numbered sets, on Japan paper... More
Works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1891. Frontispieces and other illustrations protected with tissue. 30 volumes. 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, a.e.g. Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1891. Near fine. Number 980 of 1000 copies. More
Works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
London: Smith Elder, 1869. 25 volumes. 8vo, full burgundy calf with elaborate gilt spine (lightly rubbed) inner dentelles. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Ex- library with book labels on pastedown and a small raised stamp on the title. London: Smith Elder, 1869. A very good set. More
Works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
New York: Scribner, 1903. 32 volumes. Frontispiece portrait, and illustrations by the author throughout. 8vo, handsomely bound in 3/4 blue morocco, ornately gilt spines, top edges gilt. New York: Scribner's, 1903. The Kensington Edition. A beautiful set. More