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1858-9 The Virginians A Tale of the Last Century By W. M. Thackeray With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author
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Description
Illustrated, Leather Binding
Leather bound with gilt detailing to spine and marble, paper boards. This book contains two volumes of The Virginians, both with illustrated title pages. Both volumes contains 23 full page plates each, including the frontispiece. Plates are spotted as usual (due to the type of paper used) William Makepeace Thackeray (July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.
Condition
The binding is generally firm with the rear cover and most internal pages securely attached. Pages 279 to 282 of the second volume are detached but present. The internal hinges are slightly strained but holding. The front board is attached loosely by the cords. There is wear to the extremities, including rubbing and to the boards and small chips to the leather corners. The spine is split in several places, with the majority hanging loosely by one side only and may detach in the post. Internally there are handling marks and brown spotting throughout the text, especially to the edges of the plates, although many pages are generally clean and bright. The spotting does affect the illustrated title pages and frontispiece. There is a copperplate and a pencil inscription to the front, blank-end paper. Overall the book is in good only condition with binding fair only.
Good Only
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