Miscellanies : prose and verse [complete in four volumes]

Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863)

1855, First Edition. London : Bradbury & Evans. Good to very good set in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, with marbled text edges; spines gilt-tooled with raised bands and red leather labels. Vol. 2 substantially abraded on lower rear board with a minor medial scuff to the front; vol. 3 upper rear corner somewhat abraded. Light wear to cover edges, joints and endbands. Preliminary and final leaves lightly foxed, with interiors remaining tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Item #465949

Physical description; complete in 4 volumes ; 19 cm. Contents; Vol. I. Ballads. The Book of Snobs. The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan. The Fatal Boots. Cox's Diary. -- Vol. II. Memoirs of Mr. C. J. Yellowplush. Diary of C. Jeames De La Pluche, Esq. Sketches and Travels in London. Novels by Eminent Hands. Character Sketches. -- Vol. III. The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon. A Legend of the Rhine. Rebecca and Rowena. A Little Dinner at Timmins's. The Bedford-Row Conspiracy. -- Vol. IV. The Fitz-Boodle Papers. Men's Wives. A Shabby Genteel Story. The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond. Subjects; English literature. Satire. 19th century. Prose. Verse. Ballads.

Price: €225.00