THE WORKS OF W.M. THACKERAY [complete 22 volume set]. [Hardcover] THACKERAY, W.M
by THACKERAY, W.M
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- good
- Condition
- Good
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. complete 22 volume set. Good. VANITY FAIR in two vols. Smith, Elder and Co., London, 1869. 407+392 pp. With illustrations. First 2 of 22 vol. Smith Elder edition of W.M. Thackeray"s works, 1869. Full leather, top edge gilt. Five raised bands still pronounced under a C- black cloth tape repair job, with, worse, white cloth and brown packing tape on insde hinges. Despite these flaws, compltete, solidly bound. Illus. throughout. Brown and gold marbled endpapers with floral gilt edges and gilt rules. Illustrations offsetting slightly.
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- Bookseller
- Station North Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0930EX413S1
- Title
- THE WORKS OF W.M. THACKERAY [complete 22 volume set]. [Hardcover] THACKERAY, W.M
- Author
- THACKERAY, W.M
- Format/Binding
- Complete 22 volume set
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- Hardcover
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Station North Books
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Baltimore, Maryland
About Station North Books
I grade conservatively, personally inspecting all the books and trying to describe their condition so you have no surprises. I aim to underpromise and overdeliver. My best feedback is the (more than) one that says, "Better than described!" I have been collecting books for years and sharing story and ideas as an English teacher since 1987. Ned at NedSparrow.com
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- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...