Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The 1852 set, complete in 3 Volumes, in a Victorian binding. (1st Edition; Smith, Elder, & Company.) Square, solid, unmarked and fairly bright with light foxing. No half title pp or adverts. Some scuffs and scrapes to exterior. Volumes I and II are each missing one panel from the backstrip. Small stamp of a Manchester bookseller, Kelly & Slater to ffep.
Seller: Spenlow & Jorkins, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$88.19 + shipping
Description: Erste deutsche Ausgabe. Belletristisches Lese-Cabinet der neuesten und besten Romane aller Nationen in sorgfältigen Uebersetzungen, Bde. 320-322. - Selten. - Die englische Originalausgabe erschien unter dem Titel: The History of Henry Esmond . in London bei Smith, Elder & Co., 1852. - Innen etwas stock- und wasserfleckig, Einband berieben 200, 184, 168 Seiten
Seller: Buch- und Kunst-Antiquariat Flotow GmbH, Ottobrunn, Germany
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Three volumes complete as issued. 987 numbered pages plus advertisements. Bound in three quarter leather with raised bands on spines. Endpapers appear to be newer. Some rubbing to spine edges and some corners, some scattered darkening to leather, else all books are in very good+ condition. (Q6)
Seller: Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$240.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three Volumes. First edition later issue, all half-titles present, 344pp., 16pp., ads dated October 1852, 319pp., 324pp., 16pp.ads dated October 1852, all bound in original brown publisher's cloth, spine labels faded and chipped, covers lightly rubbed or discolored, rear inner hinge in volume two cracked through paper only. A very good set
Seller: The Antiquarian Shop, Bend, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Three volumes, original cloth, paper labels. Cloth a tad spotted, spines a wee lean, labels chipped and browned. Bindings sound, internals clean. 16-page publisher's catalog at rear of Volume III. Distinctively narrow yellow ticket for Collinson & Clarke, Stationers&c Mansfield rear pastdown Volume I, With half-titles in each volume. A good, unsophisticated copy.
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Three volumes. Octavos. 344; vi, 319; vi, 324pp., with half-titles present in all three volumes. Publisher's olive-brown vertically ribbed cloth, printed paper spine labels. Spine labels worn and nicked, bindings have moderate wear at the edges of the boards and corners, Vol. 1 is a little shaken with rubbed covers, a good set overall with some light soiling and foxing. *Sadleir* 3187; *Wolff* 6692.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Three volumes. Small octavos. 344; vi, 320; vi, 324 [16 ads, dated Sept. 1852] pp. Each volume with the contemporary ownership signature of Richard Smith Jr. Volume I with plain endpapers, II and III with publisher's ads as endleaves; half-titles present in all three volumes. Bindings cocked and cloth worn, printed spine labels toned and with loss, hinges on Volumes II and III split and neatly strengthened, about very good. The interiors are bright. *Sadleir* 3187; *Wolff* 6692 (Wolff's copy with ads dated Oct. 1852).
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$395.09 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Ads on e.ps. Orig. olive brown vertical-ribbed cloth; spines & boards dulled, paper labels browned & sl. chipped, spines rubbed at heads & tails; leading hinge of vol. I splitting. Sadleir 3187 (rebound); Wolff 6692; Van Duzer 85 (rebound). Thackeray's finest historical novel, set in the days of the Young Pretender.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three volumes. First edition, first printing, with 16 pp. of publisher's ads to rear of Vol. III. Publisher's brown cloth with white paper spine labels lettered in black. About very good with various wear and spotting to boards, toning and rubbing to spine labels with some small loss; Vol. I with a horizontal closed tear across the middle of the backstrip and a few small ink stains, some chipping to spine ends, cloth rubbed away at corners of the boards, rear board slightly bent at top edge, contemporary ownership inscription and bookplate to front endpapers, early catalog description tipped in to front free endpaper; Vol. II with both hinges cracked but holding, some bumping to extremities, faint dampstain to rear board, "No 427." in ink to front pastedown, Vol. III with faint residue from what was most likely a label attached to the front board, both hinges cracked but holding, "No 428" in ink to front pastedown. Overall, a sturdy set that presents well, scarce in the original cloth. Housed in a custom quarter red morocco slipcase with folding chemise. The History of Henry Esmond is a historical fiction novel by William Thackeray that centers around the life of a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England. Set in the early 18th century, the book follows Henry Esmond from his life as a young orphan through his journey to find family and his service in the queen's army. The story is written as a pseudo-memoir, and brings readers through the events of several significant moments in history, including the Glorious Revolution, the War of the Spanish Succession, and the Hamilton-Mohun Duel. The book was followed by a sequel, The Virginians (1857-1858), which follows the lives of Henry Esmond's two grandsons.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 344; [2], vi, 319; [2], vi, 324 pp. Half-titles present in all three vols. Blanks before half-titles in vols. II & III. Bound without ads. 3 vols. 8vo. Parrish "Thackeray" 60; Van Duzer 85; Sadleir 3187; Wolff 6692 Contemporary half tan calf, cloth sides, marbled endsheets, edges marbled. Bookplate of John Evans. Minor rubbing to heads 344; [2], vi, 319; [2], vi, 324 pp. Half-titles present in all three vols. Blanks before half-titles in vols. II & III. Bound without ads. 3 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$410.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition of this celebrated novel, by noted author, William Makepeace Thackeray. The first edition of the work. With half titles to all volumes. Bound without the advertisements. Blanks before half titles to volumes two and three. 'The History of Henry Esmond' is a historical work telling the memories of Henry Esmond, a colonel serving for Queen Anne, against the backdrop of the English Restoration. Thackeray later wrote a sequel, 'The Virginians'. William Thackeray is best known for his satirical works looking at English society, most especially for 'Vanity Fair'. He tended to be quite savage in his attacks on society, publishing under various pseudonyms in his youth to avoid personal criticism. In half straight grain morocco with marbled boards. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the boards and extremities resulting in slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper of all volumes. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with marginal age toning and scattered spotting. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$448.97 + shipping
Description: First edition of the novel often cited alongside Vanity Fair as the author's masterpiece. "Thackeray once again plays off the narrator's insights against the reader's suspicions, giving readers one of the most thought-provoking and unsettling among Victorian novels" (ODNB). "It is on Esmond that Thackeray's fame as a historical novelist primarily rests. The first, three-volume edition was printed in an antique typeface and with antique spelling. Set during the reign of Queen Anne, the novel focuses attention on the English revolution and on the conflicts over succession caused by William III and Anne having no surviving children. Like Barry Lyndon, who writes his life's history while in prison at the end of his life, the narrator and main character, Henry Esmond, writes his memoirs in the twilight of his years on his estate in Virginia, a property he came to after all the events worth telling about his life have taken place" (ibid.). Van Duzer 112. 3 volumes, octavo (177 x 115 mm). Near contemporary brown half calf, titles in gilt to black morocco spine labels, floral motifs in gilt to spines, marbled boards, endpapers, and edges. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown of Capt. Charles Ruddell-Todd (1831-1901), 2nd Middlesex or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment. Light scuffing to extremities, a little rubbed, the spines notably unfaded, occasional slight spotting or finger-soiling, else internally fresh. A very good, attractive set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$490.05 + shipping
Description: In three volumes. First edition. 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, 344; 319; 324pp. Lacking the half titles. A near fine set. Sadleir 3187, Wolff 6692.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$750.42 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition three volume set of Henry Esmond by Thackeray, in the original boards. Scarce and desirable in the publishers original cloth. First Edition. Three volumes, complete. With the 16pp advertisements to the rear of Volume III. William Makepeace Thackeray, 1811 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. After his education, Thackeray travelled Europe, and then squandered his inheritance on gambling and unfortunate business enterprises. He turned to art, which he studied in Paris, but did not pursue the profession. After marrying Isabella Shawe, Thackeray took to writing and journalism to support himself and his family. His novels became moderately successful, along with his works for magazines such as Fraser"s Magazine, Foreign Quartley Review, Punch and the Morning Chornicle. It was not until later, with the publication of Vanity Fair and Henry Esmond, that Thackeray"s reputation grew. As the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography tells us, it is "on Esmond that Thackeray's fame as a historical novelist primarily rests Set during the reign of Queen Anne, the novel focuses attention on the English revolution and on the conflicts over succession caused by William III and Anne having no surviving children. Henry Esmond, writes his memoirs in the twilight of his years on his estate in Virginia, a property he came to after all the events worth telling about his life have taken place. Perhaps the most intriguing thing about Henry's life is his successive discoveries that what he thought was true, wonderful, and good proves to be false, disappointing, and even evil Thackeray once again plays off the narrator's insights against the reader's suspicions, giving readers one of the most thought-provoking and unsettling among Victorian novels." Bound in the publisher's original binding. Externally, smart. The bindings are firm. There is mild wear to the extremities, including mild bumping and discolouration, with marks to the boards and slight loss to the spine labels. The front hinge of volume I is strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with some slight browning, and the odd spotting and handling marks. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Thackeray's Only Triple-Decker, Rare in the Publisher's Cloth. Parrish 60; Sadleir 3187; PHOTO/WH/9Tinker 2113; Van Duzer 85; Wolff 6692 Original cloth, printed spine labels. Very good plus (some rubbing to labels). Laidinto half browm moropcco slipcase with individual chemises. Bookplates of famous book collector Katharine de Berkeley Parsons
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.