1840-3 The Paris Sketch-Book, Comic Tales and Sketches & The Irish Sketch-Book

Description

First Edition, Leather Binding, Scarce

A collection of three sets, each complete in two volumes.

The first edition of each work.

Uniformly bound by Ramage in full crushed morocco with five raised bands and gilt detailing.

Some of the earliest published books by William Makepeace Thackeray, of only five published under his pseudonym M. A. Titmarsh. 'The Irish Sketch-Book' was the first appearance of Thackeray's own name, written under the preface.

Comprised of:

'The Paris Sketch-Book' (1840). A charming book of Paris stories, descriptive of the city and France shorty after the time of Napoleon. Illustrated by the author with five plates and a frontispiece to each volume. 

'Comic Tales and Sketches' (1841). A collection of humorous tales, each illustrated with plates by the author. Illustrated by the author with five plates and a frontispiece to each volume. 

'The Irish Sketch-Book' (1843). A collection of stories written following the author's visit to Ireland in 1842. The publication of this work was not overly well-received by the Irish population, due to the comical nature in which they were portrayed. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume and additional vignettes throughout. 

Collated, complete. 

With a bookplate of James Turner.