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Miscellanies Prose and Verse
by W M Thackeray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1885. Cloth. Good Only. 7.5" by 5". None. A charming edition of W M Thackeray's Miscellanies. A Victorian English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was famous for his satirical works that portrayed English society. Thackeray only began writing when he lost his fortune in a banking crash, describing his journalism as "writing for his life". However he was a popular writer and became known for his pieces in various magazines and is known to have popularised the word 'snob'. Here we have a collection of some of his best works that parody and attack high society, military prowess, and marriage and hypocrisy. Many verses are written under various pseudonyms he created whilst in the early stages of his career. Including titles such as The Memoirs of Mr Charles J Yellowplush, Club Snobs, and Fitz-Boodle's Confession. Complete in four volumes. In a tooled cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing to boards and spine. Bumping to boards and chipping to spine, more severe to volume I. Fading to spine. Personal bookplate to front pastedown to all. Front hinge to volume II straining and near loose. Internally, volumes II, III, IV firmly bound. Volume I loosely bound with all pages present. Pages bright and clean. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SET62-C-1
- Title
- Miscellanies Prose and Verse
- Author
- W M Thackeray
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury & Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Thackeray Fitz-Boodle's Confession Club Snobs The Memoirs of Mr Charles J Yellowplush Fitz-Boodle's Confession
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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