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Ballads
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: R. Worthington, 1884. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A very scarce American edition of the ballads of William Makepeace Thackeray, compiled from his various works, in a decorative cloth binding. A very scarce American edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with gilt detailing to the front board and spine and decorative end papers. All edges gilt.Ink inscription to the front blank, dated 1887.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and a facsimile signature of the author. A collection of poetry, compiled from all of the author's works, by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863). Thackeray was best known for his satirical works, such as Vanity Fair and The Luck of Barry Lyndon. This collection includes verses such as 'Little Billee' and 'The Chronicle of the Drum'. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with small marks to the front board and light shelf wear to the extremities. Spine is slightly faded. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901M10
- Title
- Ballads
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. Worthington
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Poetry Thackeray Poems Thackeray
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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