The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero, with IIlustrations by the Author
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1878. 94 of 1000 copies printed. Hardcover. 3/4 plush red leather with 5 raised bands, tooling on bands and elaborate gilt device at base of spine, marbled endpapers, Top edge gilt. Volume 1: 396 pp., Volume 2: 379 pp. Both volumes with numerous etchings or engraved mounted prints with tissue guards, as well as illustrations on the text pages. VG+ a beautiful set with slight wear to one cover corner. Volume 2 has very slight reddish ink on a few small spots of the long side of the text block. Item #167675
A stunningly beautiful set. From a series of 24 (finally 26) volumes published, these are numbers 1 and 2 of that set.
Price: $300.00