London: Bradbury & Evans, 1856. leather_bound. 129 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Thackeray ridiculously reunites Ivanhoe with his first love, Rebecca, claiming they were wrongly separated in the earlier novel. This early work by Thackeray is decidedly contrary, a self-confessed middle-aged novel that begins where most novels end. Raised bands..... More
London: Chapman And Hall, 1849. First edition. Hardcover. 49 pages. 18 x 13.5 cm. One advert page at rear. Sixteen full page illustrations. Fictional account of a boy's educational academy in the 19th century. Interior contents very fresh, bright and clean. Marbled endpapers, raised bands with spine panels gilt decorated..... More
London: Smith Elder & Co., 1850. First edition. leather_bound. [iv], 87, [1], [2 ad] pages. 18 x 14 cm. Hand-colored illustrated title page, frontispiece and 13 full-page plates. One of Thackeray's very popular Christmas books. Six titles were eventually published, between 1847-1855. This work satirizes the aristocracy of England and their..... More
London: Chapman And Hall, 1846. First edition. leather_bound. With humor and satire Thackeray provides insights into the cultures and societies he encounters. More
London: Chapman And Hall, 1848. First edition. leather_bound. 54 pages. 17 x 13.5 cm. Sixteen tinted full page plates by Thackeray. VAN DUZER 157. One of his Christmas Books. a witty portrayal of the daily lives and eccentricities of residents in London. Interior sharp, plates bright and clean in an..... More
London: Chapman And Hall, 1850. First edition. leather_bound. 54 pages. 18.5 x 14 cm. Wood-engraved frontispiece and 7 plates after Richard Doyle, coloured by hand. Another one of his popular Christmas books. With the original front cover tipped-in at rear. VAN DUZER 181. All contents text and images sharp, bright..... More
London: Smith Elder, 1855. First edition. leather_bound. 128 pages.16 pages of adverts at rear. 18 x 14 cm. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates. An almost as new copy, remarkably bright, clean and fresh -- type and illustrations. With orig. illustrated mauve paper covers included. Raised bands spine panels..... More
London: Hugh Cunningham, 1841. First edition. Hardcover. 122 pages. 13 x 12 cm. 4 engraved plates. 19th-century facsimile edition reprint 1841 but later, as evidenced by 4 stars, not 5, between verses on p. 120. Thackeray's account of Napoleon funeral in Paris. Interior contents clean. VAB DUZER 194. More