"William Makepeace Thackeray Novels", published by Mershon Co. New York. The Queen Edition, 1890s. Set of 10, the volumes are not numbered and were issued separately as single editions.

Hard boards, original publisher's olive cloth, brown lettering and decorations on front boards and spines [sporadic bright spots- fading: see photos]; all volumes are signed and stamped by John Griff Edwards; 7.1/4" x 5.1/4"; 15" shelf space; brownish paper, very good condition.

The titles of the books:

Vanity Fair
Roundabout Papers & Four Georges
The Virginians
The Adventures of Philip, and A Shabby Genteel Story
The History of Henry Esmond
Christmas Books by Mr. Titmarsh, Book of Snobs, and Ballads.
Memoirs of Yellowplush
Barry Lyndon. Great Hoggarty Diamond. Sketches and Travels in London. Men's Wives
The Newcomes. Memoirs of the Most Respectable Family
Paris & Irish Sketch Books
The History of Pendennis

Provenance:

From the library of John Griff Edwards, Portsmouth, Virginia.

John Griff Edwards (1870-1912) belonged to the old established settler family in Virginia. His father and uncles served in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The grandfather, LeRoy Griffin Edwards (1804-1866), was the president of the Confederate Convention of 1864. John's wife, Mrs. J. Griff Edwards founded and led the first of the United Confederate Choirs of America (1907). After that she was elected the 'Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Choirs.' In 1911 she published a volume titled "Echoes From Dixie A Collection of Songs Used in the South."

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