Green leather covers with gilt frame to boards / gilt titles and motifs to spines. Gilt to text block edges. Floral gilt border to boards internally. Frontispieces with tissue protectors; red and black letter title pages. Combined weight: 1828g. Individual volume size: 16 x 11cm (approx.). Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1900.
- Vol. II: The History of Pendennis - His Fortunes and Misfortunes. His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. 913 pages. Marker ribbon. Name written to front endpaper. Boards stained / scratched
- Vol. IV: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. - A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne. 556 pages. Some loss to spine at head & foot. Rear hinge cracking at top. Tissue protector browned along edge.
- Vol. VIII: Men's Wives - The Bedford-Row Conspiracy Etc., Etc. 598 pages. Marker ribbon.
- Vol. IX: The Virginians, A Tale of the Last Century, 928 pages. Marker ribbon. Name penned to front endpaper
- Vol. X: The Adventures of Philip On his Way through the World, to which is added A Shabby Genteel Story, 744 pages. Marker ribbon
- Vol. XII: The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq, Roundabout Papers Etc. 341 pages. Ribbon marker.
- Vol. XIII: Essays, Reviews, Etc., Etc. 616 pages. Marker ribbon.
- Vol. XIV: Contributions to Punch Etc., Etc. 639 pages. Marker ribbon. Tear to half-title.
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.