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1945-46 The Letters and Private Papers of William Makepeace Thackeray
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Description
Folding Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
A fascinating biographical work, containing the letters and private papers of 19th century British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, most famous for his satirical works like Vanity Fair (1847), as well as Pendennis (1848), The Virginians (1859), The History of Henry Esmond (1852) and more.
Collected and edited by Gordon N. Ray.
Complete in four volumes.
Volume I covers the period of 1817 to 1840, and contains thirty-nine illustrated plates, one of which is a folding map.
Volume II covers the period of 1841 to 1851, and contains twenty-six illustrated plates, one of which is a folding letter and one of which is a folding map.
Volume III covers the period of 1852 to 1856, and contains fifteen plates, one of which is a folding map.
Volume IV covers the period of 1857 to 1863, and contains twenty-seven illustrated plates.
Collated and complete.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally sound, with some light shelf wear and fading to the spines. Volume I and II have some light marks to the boards and spines. Some light bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and extremities. Internally, all volumes firmly bound. A few spots to the top-edge, as well as to the endpapers, and a few instances of spots to the pages in Volumes II and III. A small ink mark to page 556 in Volume III. Otherwise pages are bright and clean.
Very Good
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