The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray In Twelve Volumes
William Makepeace Thackeray, The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray in Twelve Volumes, London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1871-72, 12 Volumes
Complete 12 volume set of Thackeray's works dated variously 1871 and 1872
Volume I: Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero, frontispiece + 672 pages
Volume II: The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His friends, and his greatest enemy, frontispiece + 744 pages
Volume III: The Newcomers. Memoirs of a most respectable family, frontispiece + 776 pages
Volume IV: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of her Majesty Queen Anne. Written by Himself, also The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., Written by Himself, frontispiece + 667 pages
Volume V: The Virginians. A Tale of the last Century, frontispiece + 770 pages
Volume VI: The Adventures of Philip: On His Way Through the World Shewing Who Robbed Him, Who Helped Him, and Who Passed Him by To Which Is Now Prefixed a Shabby Genteel Story, frontispiece + 622 pages
Volume VII: The Paris Sketch Book; The Irish Sketch Book; and notes of a journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo, frontispiece + 706 pages
Volume VIII: The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond; Memoirs of Mr C J Yellowplush; and Burlesques, frontispiece + 627 pages
Volume IX: The Book of Snobs; Sketches of Life and Character; Etc. Etc., frontispiece + 643 pages
Volume X: Roundabout Papers; The Four Georges; The English Humorist's to Which Is Added the Second Funeral of Napoleon, frontispiece + 632 pages
Volume XI: Catherine; Lovel the widower; Denis Duval; Ballads; Etc., frontispiece + 688 pages
Volume XII: The Christmas Books of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh: Mrs. Perkins's Ball, Our Street, Dr. Birch, The Kickleburys on the Rhine, The Rose, and the Ring, frontispiece + 328 pages
Contemporary tan half calf binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Marbling to all edges of the block. Five raised bands with original green gilt titling in compartments two and three and attractive gilt leaf motif in all others. Marbling to all edges of the block. Engraved frontispieces to each volume. (each)
7.5 x 5.5 in (19.5 x 14 cm) (each)
NON-EXPORTABLE
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