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THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
, Written by Himself; [and] The Virginians.
London: Smith, Elder & Co.
; Philadelphia: J.
B.
Lippincott Co.
, 1901.
First Edition thus.
Octavo (8vo).
Three volumes, complete.
Finely bound in three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, richly gilt-decorated spines, marbled endpapers, and top edges gilt.
Illustrated throughout with plates and text engravings.
Silk ribbon markers retained in all but one volume.
A handsome three-volume set comprising two linked historical novels: The History of Henry Esmond follows a gentleman-soldier through family secrets, conflicted loyalties, frustrated love, and Jacobite intrigue in Queen Anne's England, while its sequel, The Virginians, carries the Esmond family line into colonial Virginia and the wider Anglo-American world before the Revolution.
Contents clean, unmarked, and fresh, with numerous unopened gatherings, reflecting light handling and unread portions.
Contemporary owner bookplates to front pastedowns.
Bindings remain sound and square.
Boards and extremities with light rubbing.
A bright gilt set in Near Fine condition.
Uniform volumes from the same set are available separately.
Additional photos upon request and gladly.
[Attributes: First Edition thus; Hard Cover; Illustrated; Multi-Volume Set.
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