Thackeray, William Makepeace; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray : [Kensington Edition of 32 volumes]; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1903-1904. Limited Edition. 32 volumes. Hardcover.
Victorian Literature Fine Binding English Literature - 19th Century
Very Good-. Light dampstain to pages of three volumes - for worst see photos of Volume 1, rear hinge cracked on Volumes 1 and 10, light head wear on Volume 13, owner's bookplate, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers.
32 of 32 volumes, complete set, published 1903-1904. Kensington Edition: Limited Edition of 250 copies on Enfield paper, the first six marked #234 of 250, the rest are Limited but unnumbered. Attractive brown half-leather binding, six compartment spine, gilt rulings and spine lettering, top edge gilt, and marbled endpapers, stamped Brentano's NY on back of front free endpaper. An desirable set of Thackeray's complete works.
Contents: v. 1-3. Vanity fair; v. 4-6. The history of Pendennis; v. 7-9. The Newcomes; memoirs of a most respectable family, ed. by Arthur Pendennis, esq; v. 10-11. The history of Henry Esmond, esq., a colonel in the service of Her Majesty Queen Anne, written by himself; v. 12-14. The Virginians; a tale of the last century; v. 15-16. 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 prefixed A shabby genteel story; v. 17. The Paris sketch book of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh; v. 18. The memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., written by himself; v. 19. The history of Samuel Titmarsh and the great Hoggarty diamond. The memoirs of Mr. C.J. Yellowplush; v. 20. The Irish sketch book of 1842; v. 21. Sketches and travels in London. Notes of a journey from Cornhill to grand Cairo; v. 22. The book of snobs. Character sketches. Stories; v. 23. Burlesques; v. 24. The Christmas books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh; v. 25. Ballads and tales; v. 26. The four Georges. The English humourists of the eighteenth century. Reviews; George Cruikshank, John Leech; v. 27. Round-about papers. Little travels and roadside sketches; v. 28. Denis Duval. Lovel the widower. The wolves and the lamb. The second funeral of Napoleon; v. 29. Catherine: a story. The Fitz-Boodle papers. Tales; v. 30. Miscellaneous essays, sketches and reviews; v. 31. Contributions to "Punch" (not previously reprinted); v. 32. Letters of Thackeray to Mrs. Brookfield. Drawings and caricatures. A list of Thackeray's characters. Shipping on this heavy set will be determined based on location.

Very Good-. Light dampstain to pages of three volumes - for worst see photos of Volume 1, rear hinge cracked on Volumes 1 and 10, light head wear on Volume 13, owner's bookplate, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers.

9 x 6.25 x 54 in

77 lb