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Macmillan, 1948. Minor moisture stain along top edge of first few pages.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Decorative Boards.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Written by Thackeray, as Titmarsh. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (12 two-color plates, numerous b&w). Six-color ink-stamped decorative cover; on green cloth boards. Cover slightly discoloring in spots. Front hinge feels a bit wobbly. Lower half of inner rear hinge discolored; some discoloring at hinge occasionally throughout book. Binding cracking at pp. 36-37. , also pp. 106-107. Pages tanning somewhat. Illustrated endpapers. Full color frontispiece illustration. A flawed but still attractive copy.. Hardcover. Fair to Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Browne, Gordon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y: MACMILLAN, 1923. THIRD. . Hardcover. Very Good/NoNE. UNKNOWN. BOOK IS SQUARE SOLID BRIGHT AND CLEAN SMALL DENT ON ONE SIDE OF FRONT COVER SLGHT SPINE FADE SILHOUETTE ENDPAPERS A VERY NICE COPY

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1871. Green cloth stamped in gold. 148pp. Numerous engravings. Gift inscription dated 1875 on front endpaper. Slight wear. Photos on request. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good.

Chatto & Windus, London, 1909, Near Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 159 pages, 6" x 9", bumped corners, otherwise clean and tight. The Rose and The Ring is a satirical work of fantasy fiction, originally published at Christmas 1854. It criticizes, to some extent, the attitudes of the monarchy and those at the top of society and challenges their ideals of beauty and marriage.

NY: Macmillan Company, 1927. First Edition, Thus; orange c w/black titles; owner's name; 212 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Author Illus. 12 vo.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1919. Reprint . Hardcover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Black and white vignette illustations throughout, artist's name not stated. Firmly bound faded cloth boards. Some handling wear and marks with sun faded spine, rubbed on the spine edges. Reprint of the 1908 Macmillan's Miniature Edition. 212 numbered pages plus publisher's adverts at the back. Inscribed inside to previous owner.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Black and white vignette illustations throughout, artist's name not stated. Firmly bound red cloth boards with a sun faded spine, slightly rubbed on the spine with a few small marks, forward lean to the binding, foxing on the end papers and half title page. Preface is dated 1854, this is a reprint of the 1908 Macmillan's Miniature Edition. 212 numbered pages plus a few pages of publisher's adverts at the back.

Macmillan and Co, Limited. 1911 Reprint.. 6.0 x 4.0 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Slight browning to edges and endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper, dated 1912. Occasional small marks inside. Else a clean and tight copy. 212 pp. With b/w plates and line drawings in text. Reprint of The Rose and The Ring, which is a satirical work of fiction written by William Makepeace Thackeray and originally published at Christmas 1854. It criticises, to some extent, the attitudes of the monarchy and those at the top of society and challenges their ideals of beauty and marriage. Set in the fictional countries of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, the story revolves around the lives and fortunes of four young royal cousins, Princesses Angelica and Rosalba, and Princes Bulbo and Giglio. Each page is headed by a line of poetry summing up the plot at that point and the storyline as a whole is laid out, as the book states, as “A Fireside… Read More

G.P. Putnam's Sons. Knickerbocker Nugget. Very Good+. A "White and Gold" "Knickerbocker Nugget." A lovely small volume bound in white and trimmed in gold, with gold cover design and gold-gilt edges. 209 pp. with eight pages of ads in the rear of the book. The cover is slightly soiled and the spine slightly sunned, otherwise a lovely solid copy. Would make a very sweet gift for a rare book collector. "The Rose and the Ring" was written just two years before the release of Thackeray's "The Virginians," which was released by the well known Bradbury & Evans. "The Rose and the Ring" carries Thackeray's characteristic criticisms of monarchy, high society rules and the status quo notions of beauty. The original edition contained illustrations designed by Thackeray himself, who had once dreamed of a career as an artist/illustrator. Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki chose this title in 2010 for his list of 50 essential children's books. William Thackeray is best known for his satirical masterpiece… Read More