The Works of... Vanity Fair... The History of Pendennis... The Newcomes... The History of Henry Esmond... [bound with] The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon.... The Virginians... The Adventures of Philip... The Paris Sketch Book; [bound with] The Irish Sketch Book... The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond; [bound with] Memoirs of Mr. C. J. Yellowplush; and Burlesques. The Book of Snobs; Sketches of Life and Character; Etc. Etc. Roundabout Papers; The Four Georges; English Humourists;... Catherine; Lovel the Widower; Dennis Duval; Ballads; Etc. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh [with] Mrs. Perkins's Ball. Our Street. Dr. Birch. The Kickleburys on the Rhine. The Rose and the Ring
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1877.. Twelve volumes. 8vo. Contemporary tan half calf over green cloth boards, spines with raised bands, twin gilt lettered labels, endpapers and all edges marbled. 12 frontispieces plus illustrations to the final volume. Some wear and fading to the covers. else a decent set.
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- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45445
- Title
- The Works of... Vanity Fair... The History of Pendennis... The Newcomes... The History of Henry Esmond... [bound with] The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon.... The Virginians... The Adventures of Philip... The Paris Sketch Book; [bound with] The Irish Sketch Book... The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond; [bound with] Memoirs of Mr. C. J. Yellowplush; and Burlesques. The Book of Snobs; Sketches of Life and Character; Etc. Etc. Roundabout Papers; The Four Georges; English Humourists;... Catherine; Lovel the Widower; Dennis Duval; Ballads; Etc. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh [with] Mrs. Perkins's Ball. Our Street. Dr. Birch. The Kickleburys on the Rhine. The Rose and the Ring
- Author
- THACKERAY, William Makepeace
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Smith, Elder, & Co.
- Date Published
- 1877.
- Keywords
- Literature Sets
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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