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The Thackeray Alphabet
de William Makepeace Thackeray
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1929. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7" by 5". William Makepeace Thackeray. A wonderful illustrated alphabet of facsimile plates by important British author William Makepeace Thackeray. An illustrated alphabet, with letters including C for Cow, M for Medicine, O for Oyster and T for Trout.Written by English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863). Most renowned for this work which satirises life in early 19th century Britain, Thackeray was primarily known for his satires and parodies, criticising high society and the fickle aspirations of its members, such as profitability, marriage and power.Complete in an unclipped pictorial dust wrapper.With charming illustrations for each letter by Thackeray. A first edition of this work. In a quarter cloth binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a little wear to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is a touch chipped to the head and tail, with some general wear and discolouration. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean bar the occasional mark. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 771R30
- Título
- The Thackeray Alphabet
- Autor
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Ilustrador
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
- Tamaño
- 7" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- William Makepeace Thackeray Illustrated Alphabet Illustrated Alphabet Illustrated
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
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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- First Edition
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- Tail
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Facsimile
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- Fine
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