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The Book of Snobs Etc Etc
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, Quarter marble boards with red spine (showing some wear and bumping), gilt on black panel spine label); text block intact,
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1887. Pocket. h/b. Good, Quarter marble boards with red spine (showing some wear and bumping), gilt on black panel spine label); text block intact, pages unmarked and crisp, only mild and occasional foxing. Top edges black.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). The Book of Snobs is a collection of satirical works by William Makepeace Thackeray published in book form in 1848, the same year as his more famous Vanity Fair. The pieces first appeared in fifty-three weekly pieces from February 28, 1846 to February 27, 1847, as ""The Snobs of England, by one of themselves"", in the satirical magazine Punch. With b/w line drawings throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132882
- Title
- The Book of Snobs Etc Etc
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, Quarter marble boards with red spine (showing some wear and bumping), gilt on black panel spine label); text block intact,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Pages
- 239
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st thus, pocket, satire, journalism, Thackeray, humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
Terms of Sale
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