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The Oxford Thackeray: The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
1908
Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press : London
7" by 4.5"
SUMMARY
The complete set of the Oxford Thackeray with illustrations, containing seventeen smart volumes of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray.
Illustrated
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 3.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Seventeen volumes in full limp morocco. Top edges gilt.
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a renowned British author and illustrator, best known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair. This is the Oxford Thackeray edition of his works in seventeen volumes. Each volume is edited and introduced by George Saintsbury, and contains numerous illustrations.
This set includes:
Volume I, 1829-41: The Yellowplush Papers and Early Miscellanies.
Volume II, 1837-45: The Paris Sketch Book and Art Criticisms.
Volume III, 1839-41: Catherine, A Shabby Genteel Story, The Second Funeral of Napoleon and Miscellanies, 1840-1.
Volume IV, 1841-3: The Great Hoggarty Diamond, Fitz-Boodle Papers, Men's Wives, etc.
Volume V, 1842-4: The Irish Sketch Book and Contributions to the Foreign Quarterly Review, 1842-4.
Volume VI, 1843-7: The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. and the Miscellaneous Papers Written between 184 and 1847.
Volume VII, 1833-60: Ballads, and Contributions to Punch, 1842-50. Volume VIII, 1843-54: Miscellaneous Contributions to Punch.
Volume IX, 1845-7: A Legend of the Rhine, Cornhill to Cairo, and the Book of Snobs.
Volume X, 1846-61: Christmas Books, Rebecca and Rowena, and Later Minor Papers, 1849-1861.
Volume XI, 1848: Vanity Fair. Volume XII, 1849-50: Pendennis.
Volume XIII, 1852-60: Henry Esmond, The English Humourists, The Four Georges.
Volume XIV, 1854-5: The Newcomes. Volume XV, 1858-9: The Virginians.
Volume XVI, 1861-2: The Adventures of Philip.
Volume XVII, 1860-4: The Wolves and the Lamb, Lovel the Widower, Denis Duval, and Roundabout Papers.
CONDITION
In full limp morocco. Externally smart, with light shelf wear to the rear board and extremities. Gilt lettering and decoration to spine remain bright. Light wear to the front boards of Vol I, IX and XV. Stains to the rear board of Vol IV and to the front of Vol XII. Faint marks to the boards of Vol X. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Faint stains to the upper extremities of the front free end paper to page 266 of Vol XII.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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