Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII

Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII

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Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
  • Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII
Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII

Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII

£17.99
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Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII

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Antique 1900 Thackeray Men’s Wives Leather Illustrated Book Volume VIII

An antique 1900 edition of Men’s Wives, The Bedford-Row Conspiracy and other works by William Makepeace Thackeray. Published in London by Thomas Nelson and Sons, this is Volume VIII of The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray from the New Century Library series.

The volume contains several works: Men’s Wives, The Bedford-Row Conspiracy, A Little Dinner at Timmins’s, The History of Samuel Titmarsh, Memoirs of Mr C. J. Yellowplush and Character Sketches. It is illustrated throughout, including a frontispiece depicting Perkins and Lucy from The Bedford-Row Conspiracy.

The book has flexible dark green leather-covered boards with gilt edging and a brown leather spine decorated with raised bands, gilt floral motifs and gilt lettering. Its compact format and richly aged binding make it an attractive collector’s book or decorative addition to an antique book display.

Measurements

16 cm high
11 cm wide

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Title: Men’s Wives, The Bedford-Row Conspiracy, Etc.
Series: The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
Edition: New Century Library Edition
Volume: VIII
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Place of publication: London
Publication year: 1900
Format: Hardback
Binding: Leather
Genre: Classics, Literary Fiction and Satire
Topic: Classic Literature and Social Commentary
Illustrated: Yes

Condition

Good antique condition with age-related wear. The leather is rubbed, scratched and marked, with heavier wear, fading and fraying to the spine, corners and edges. The front internal binding is weakened and separating in places, with exposed binding material around the first pages however pages remain fully in place and present. There is staining to the endpapers, together with age-related discolouration, foxing, creasing and handling wear throughout. The gilt decoration remains visible but is worn and faded in places. Please study all photographs carefully.

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