Thackeray, W. M. [William Makepeace] (1811-1863). The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century. In Two Volumes. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1858.

Price: US$654.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858. First edition in book form, previously published in serial format, title pages dated 1858 and 1859. Illustrated with engravings by the author. Very attractive two volume set with full leather signed bindings by Worsfold. Full deep blue smooth leather with gilt lettered dual spine labels in grained reddish brown leather, slightly raised spine bands with compartments decorated with clovers and leaves, all edges gilt, gilt tooled inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontis and engraved title in each volume, other illustrations throughout. Very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, good hinges (front hinges have non-structural surface cracks to endpapers), firm text blocks, some darkening to the far outer margins of the plates, offsetting of frontis illustration onto engraved title in first volume, engraved Art Nouveau bookplate dated 1920 made by Sturgis for Magdalen Louise Klein Brown in each volume, clean pages with no other names or markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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