London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,
1869. Leather. 24 vols, each approx. 420p.
A complete set of twenty-four
3/4 brown leather hardcover books in very good condition. Side edges of
covers and text blocks are lightly dampstained on vols. 1-6. Light
musty odor inside. Endpapers tanned. Scattered mild foxing. Otherwise,
text clean and binding tight across the set. Spines are in excellent
condition, being only lightly rubbed (except for vol. 6, which has a 1"
closed tear at the top). Item #163909
The
set contains VANITY FAIR vols. I-II; THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS vols.
I-II; THE NEWCOMES vols. I-II; THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND; THE
VIRGINIANS vols. I-II; THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP vols. I-II; THE PARIS
SKETCH BOOK and THE YELLOWPLUSH PAPERS; THE MEMOIRS OF BARRY LYNDON and
THE HISTORY OF SAMUEL TITMARSH AND THE GREAT HOGGARTY DIAMOND; THE IRISH
SKETCH BOOK and NOTES OF A JOURNEY FROM CORNHILL TO GRAND CAIRO; THE
BOOK OF SNOBS and SKETCHES AND TRAVELS IN LONDON; BURLESQUES; THE
CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF MR. M.A. TITMARSH; BALLADS AND TALES; THE FOUR
GEORGEES and THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS; ROUNDABOUT PAPERS and THE SECOND
FUNERAL OF NAPOLEON; DENNIS DUVAL and LOVEL THE WIDOWER; CATHERINE,
LITTLE TRAVELS, and THE FITZBOODLE PAPERS; MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS,
SKETCHES AND REVIEWS; and CONTRIBUTIONS TO "PUNCH." Contains black and
white illustrations. Five raised bands on gilt-decorated spines. Top
foredges gilt. Marbled endpapers and boards. All volumes dated 1869
except the last two, which are dated 1886.
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