Mr Titmarsh Thackeray William Makepeace (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pp. viii, 102, adverts. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Covers faded and stained. Internally good. Fair+ overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Probably rebound into new covers, some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, boards showing, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, surface of covers a little grubby and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, some marks and stains on edges, including a burn mark that passes through a few pages but some loss of test on page 169 (2 words) title page missing, 'The Rose and The Ring' title page present but rest of story missing, 192pp, 62 b&W plates.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good or Better. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. (No Date) 160 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ a light yellow discoloration to front board. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ lacking spine. Large piece missing from top edges of front and rear panels. Small chips to corners. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Gordon Browne (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Routledge's Pocket Library. Original red half-cloth on brown marbled boards, no DJ. The second monthly volume in Routledge's Pocket Library. Front hinge repaired, and minor corner and spine damage. Small print, but clean and readable. 336 pp. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Limited Edition. Tiny wear to the corners of the front cover, slight mark to the rear cover. Front and rear pastedowns have offsetting from a previous dust jacket, no longer present.; William Makepeace Thackeray's (1811-1863) short story: a supposedly 'overheard' conversation by a Mr. Smith describing his forgoing a top class dinner to attend a friend's dinner in Hyde Park Gardens. The story lands the gentleman at his friend's house, finding that the friend had cancelled the dinner for 23 due to the birth of his 5th child. Humorous chaos ensues, the lady's maid will not allow the two men to leave for dinner at their club, Mr. Smith is soaked in the rain and cannot attend the top class dinner, he counts up the money and time the evening has cost him, and finds, after the fact, that he has been named godfather of the child. Told in Thackeray's witty, often scathingly satirical detail, it's a send up of the fumbling, yet aspiring, English not-quite-upper class. Not in the usual Thackeray cannon, this work first appeared in 1849 in the London periodical The Keepsake, then "probably less than a dozen" privately printed copies of an offprint. The work had not appeared in any of Thackeray's collected works or published separately until this edition from The Gadshill Club. With a Note about the book's history, a printer's device at the end of the Note. The first page of the story has a decorative head. One of a limited edition of 200, bound thus. "Arranged" and printed at the Bewick Press, Brooklyn, New York. This small 8vo book is 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" and 32 pp. In quarter brown cloth and brown, mouldmade paper over boards. Gilt title to front. Text block trimmed and gilt at the head, other edges untrimmed. Somewhat scarce among Thackeray editions, this appears to be the only book published by The Gadshill Club and the only book printed by Berwick Press. In quite clean, Very Good+ condition. Somewhat scarce.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 32 pages. …

Full Leather. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. Crisp, bright, and clean; no owners' marks or bookplate; a nick in the gilding at the head edge of the page block and one rubbed spot on the heel edge, tiny spots of surface rubbing at top free corners, otherwise excellent. Bound-in silk ribbon, gilt-edged page block, full crimson leather with gilt titles at spine and gilt decoration front, back, and spine; moire endpapers; collectors' notes laid in. From the "Famous Editions" set. Illustrated by Illustrations by Fritz Kredel and by the Author ("Mr.Michael Angelo Titmarsh") (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Cover. Good green cloth hardcover with pictorial cover, color frontispiece, numerous black and white illustrations by Gordon Browne no date (circa 1910) cover has some wear, hinges worn. Browne, Gordon (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG, 1908, 57 illust. In red cloth, gilt image to front cover center, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn, some fading. Spine, faded, titles in gilt, edges bumped. Internally, frontis, title page with vignette, [7], (viii) only, [1], 2-212 pp, 57 B&W illustrations (8 full page), [4] adverts, text block edges yellowed, pencil name to fpd, half title with advert to verso, printed by R & R Clark. (153*100 MM). Originally published in 1855, this is the uncommon Macmillan publication, artist not known. (Gumuchian 402 for 1st. Not listed in this form at COPAC or WorldCat). Title continues: or, The History of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo A Fireside Pantomime for Great and Small Children. Relates the misadventures that befell the court of Paflagonia when the Fairy Blackstick cast her magic spells.…

hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. slipcase shows signs of wear xiii, 119 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Third Edition. 128pp. Green cloth decoratively stamped in gilt and blind. Pale yellow endpapers; 58 B&W illustrations by the author.Spine ends and corners lightly worn, damp-tain on the rear cover, spine a bit sunned, some slight internal foxing and hand-soiling. "A marvelously funny and witty tale, illustrated with equal humor. A March 2, 1854 entry in diary reads, 'Wrote these days in the Fairy tale.It is wondreful how easy this trickles from the pen.' The story follows the adventures of two young princes, Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo, who are both vying for the hand of the beautiful Princess Angelica. However, their plans are thwarted by the wicked fairy Blackstick, who has her own designs on the throne. Along the way, the princes encounter a host of colorful characters, including a talking rose, a wise old fairy, and a bumbling king. The book is filled with humor, adventure, and whimsy, making it a delightful read for both children and adults". Size: 16mo. William Thackery (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Fourth edition. Illustrated by the Author. Late C19th purple-black leather over red cloth-covered boards, lettered in gilt on spine; red-and-black marbled endpapers. Corners scuffed, spine lettering a little dulled and rubbed, otherwise good+. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fantastic 3/4 leather binding with tooled bands on the spine and gilt lettering on the spine; marbled boards. Binding is tight and complete. Leather is still supple with light wear to the edges; previous bookplate inside with staining to the edges of the end pages.

Condition: Good. No Jacket. - Half leather w/ marbled boards, 5 raised bands and black title labels to spine - Leather is heavily rubbed and chipped especially to corners where boards are exposed and spine ends - Covers rubbed and scuffed w/ boards exposed to edges - Title label chipped and label w/ author's name almost approx 1/3 missing - Hinges slightly breached but not open - Fore-edge of text block lightly marked - Some foxing to first and final few leaves - Very small tear to leaf containing pages 95 & 96 - Book ow/ solid and text block clean and bright - xii, 415 pages. …

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine +. No Jacket. Collector's Edition. Aeg, dark red leather, gilt illustration on front and back boards, moire fabric ep's, hubbed spine, bound-in silk ribbon marker, 4 raised bands on spine with gilt printed title and author panels plus three decorated panels, one with rose, one with ring and one with dove , xvii, 367 pp. Notes from the archives laid in. Minute scratch on bottum gilt edge. Book appears unread. Kredel, Fritz (Illustrations Drawn By with the Assistance of Mr. Titmarsh (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Early edition. 102pp.frontispiece. 8 full page black and white plates. Brown boards, spine with gilt ruling. The upper edge of the spine has a light fray,foxing to the endpapers, toning to the edge of the front panel. Otherwise the text and plates are unmarked. "In an irreverent and theatrical plot, in which the dead come back to life, marriage is exposed as really quite dull, and imperialism is mocked mercilessly, Thackeray ridiculously reunites Ivanhoe with his first love, Rebecca, claiming they were wrongly separated in the earlier novel." Size: Octavo. Richard Doyle (illustrator). Book.…

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gilt Lettered and decorated later brown morocco. Gilt edges, marbled endpapers with silk ribbon marker. Bound by BAYNTUN. Original wraps bound in at the end. 22 hand coloured plates including one folding. Illustrations by the author. A delightful book in marvellous condition. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xii] 415 printed pages of text with many monochrome illustrations by the author throughout. First published in 1843 describing Ireland. L-shaped piece of cloth missing to the top of the spine, rubs across the bottom of the spine which is slightly age darkened, old ink name inside, the contents being in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY. …

Leather. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of this charming volume by M. A. Titmarsh, a pseudonym of famed Victorian era author William Makepeace Thackeray. The second edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and fourteen further hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.These illustrations are the work of the author.A charming festive novella from the author of 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon'. In a half morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing and fading to back strip, with light rubbing to board perimeters. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. frontispiece + iv + 128 pages + 16 page publishers books. + 7 single sided full page illustrations (not including frontispiece illustration). Recent marbled Binding (in last 40 years) in Very Good condition, with embossed gilt title to spine. Contents Very good, clean & tight, a few pages with very minor marks etc. Minor edge staining to a few publishers books pages rear. Still retains tissue paper between frontispiece illustration & title page. Recent end pages & original front endpage with original gift inscription dated 1854. So possibly an 1854 Christmas gift purchased just before the official publication date of 1855. as Authors Preface is dated December 1854 and author wishes you a merry Christmas. Apart from the full page illustrations, it has numerous illustrations within the text throughout. Size: 14 x 19cm Approx.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of this charming volume by M. A. Titmarsh, a pseudonym of famed Victorian era author William Makepeace Thackeray. The second edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and fourteen further hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.These illustrations are the work of the author.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A charming festive novella from the author of 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon'. In a quarter morocco binding, with paper covered boards. Rubbing to board perimeters, and back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but clean. Very Good. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

Hardback. Condition: Good Only. First edition. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated Christmas novella from William Makepeace Thackeray. The first edition of this work, in the uncommon publisher's original pictorial covered boards.The work of M. A. Titmarsh, a pseudonym of famed Victorian era author William Makepeace Thackeray.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and title page, and fourteen further hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.These illustrations are the work of the author.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A charming festive novella from the author of 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon'. In the publisher's original pictorial covered boards. Bumping to board perimeters and back strip head and tail, with loss of paper to back strip. Major handling marks to rear board, with losses of paper to fore edge of board. Further handling marks and rubbing to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright. Spotting throughout, to each page. Good Only. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1850. First edition. Illustrated with 15 aquatint engraved plates, including the title and frontispiece. Bound in full tan polished calf by Zaehnsdorf. Spine with raised bands, two red morocco labels, and gilt in compartments. Fine.

Hardback. Condition: Good. First edition. An uncommon complete first edition in two volumes of Thackeray's Paris stories, featuring illustrations by Thackeray himself. A charming book of Paris stories, descriptive of the city and France shorty after the time of Napoleon. The first edition of this work, uncommonly seen complete in two volume. One of the earliest published books by William Makepeace Thackeray, one of five published under pseudonym M. A. Titmarsh. Thackeray was a British author and illustrator known for his satirical works, in particular Vanity FairandThe Luck of Barry Lyndon; the latter was adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1975.Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume as well as ten full page plates and other designs in text by the author, on copper and wood. Collated, complete.From the library of Sir Henry Mather Jackson, 2nd Baronet, featuring his bookplate to front pastedown. He was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Coventry up to 1881 when he became a High Court judge. In uniform half calf binding over marbled boards, with marbled edges and endpapers. Externally sound with shelf wear head and tail of spine chipped with minor losses, spine, joints and boards lightly rubbed. Henry Mather Jackson's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Age toning and light spotting affecting particularly the leaves of plates, as usual, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume as well as ten full page plates and other designs in text by the author, on copper and wood. Collated, complete. Good. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Kickleburys on the Rhine, Mr. M. A. Titmarsh (William Makepeace Thackeray) â" 1866 Edition Publication: London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1866 Formatting: Square 8vo, pp. [vi], xv, [i], 87. Condition Report: Very Good. Bound in the publisher's original blind-stamped plum cloth with a gilt vignette and titling to the front board, this copy remains highly presentable. Protected by a mylar cover, the cloth exhibits a pleasing brightness, though it displays mild, expected rubbing to the extremities, minor bumping to the corners, and slight, historic wear at the spine head and tail. The binding remains tight and structurally sound, with secure hinges and firm yellow endpapers. Internally, the text block is very well preserved; the pages and the sixteen hand-coloured plates (including the frontispiece and title vignette) show occasional, localised foxing and minor age-toning typical of the era, but are overwhelmingly bright and clean. All edges gilt. An altogether handsome, well-preserved surviving example. Catalogue Note: This 1866 printing of The Kickleburys on the Rhine, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., is a vibrant later issue of William Makepeace Thackeray's celebrated Christmas Book. Originally published in late 1850 under his famous pseudonym, Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, the work was issued in both plain and hand-coloured states. This copy boasts the highly desirable hand-coloured plates, sixteen in total, including the frontispiece and title vignette, beautifully capturing Thackeray's own satirical illustrations. As an early posthumous reprint by Smith, Elder, & Co., this volume successfully reproduces the charm of the true firsts and the notable 1851 Second Edition (which first introduced his famous defensive preface, An Essay on Thunder and Small Beer). Mid-century printings of Thackeray's Christmas books in their original, un-restored publisherâs cloth are becoming increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly when the delicate hand-colouring remains this vivid and intact. Written and illustrated by William Makepeace Thackeray under his popular pseudonym Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, The Kickleburys on the Rhine is a sharp, satirical romp through 19th-century Europe. The narrative follows the pretentious English Kicklebury family as they embark on a grand cultural tour down the Rhine, encountering a delightfully chaotic cast of eccentric characters, social climbers, and European nobility. Originally part of Thackeray's celebrated series of 'Christmas Books,' this work masterfully blends his biting literary wit with whimsical artwork, offering a timeless and humorous critique of the English upper classes abroad. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 16 color plates including frontis and title, 7.25 x 5.25", rebound in full gilt-ruled leather; aeg, Signed Binding by Wallis, 54pp + one page of ads, covers rubbed, extremities bumped, spine darkened and dull, spine ends chipping, front cover almost detached, rear hinge tender, pp (especially endpapers) toned, but still a decent copy that could use some TLC. FIRST EDITION (with colored plates), FROM THE LIBRARY OF FAMOUS DETROIT POET EDGAR A. GUEST with his bookplate inside front cover.…

Leather. Condition: Good. First edition. The first edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's Parisian stories, featuring illustrations by Thackeray himself. Complete in two volumes. A charming book of Paris stories, descriptive of the city and France shorty after the time of Napoleon. The first edition of this work, uncommonly seen complete in two volume. One of the earliest published books by William Makepeace Thackeray, one of five published under pseudonym M. A. Titmarsh. Thackeray was a British author and illustrator known for his satirical works, in particular Vanity FairandThe Luck of Barry Lyndon; the latter was adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1975.Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume as well as ten full page plates and other designs in text by the author, on copper and wood. Collated, complete. In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, new endpapers. Externally generally sound with shelf wear, spine and boards rubbed, with minor chipping to head and tail of spine. Hinges slightly strained, boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting and age toning to leaves of plates, as usual with the type of paper used, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume as well as ten full page plates and other designs in text by the author, on copper and wood. Collated, complete. Good. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo by (Mr. M. A. Titmarsh) William Makepeace Thackeray. 8vo. 8 1/8" x 5". Half tp, ad, colored frontispiece with tissue guard, tp, copyright, dedication (2), contents, preface; xiv, 301pp. First edition. Red, fine-ribbed, cloth covered boards with blind-stamped borders and decorative edging on front and back panel, gilt-stamped lettering and illustration on front panel. Blind-stamped flat bands and decorations on spine with gilt-stamped lettering. Boards are soiled and stained overall. Edges at head and tail of board spine are rubbed. Spine folds are scuffed, back fold have several minimal splits. Fore-edge corners are rubbed through. Numerous shallow bumps on the upper- and lower-most edges of front and back panels. External pages edges are age- and soil-darkened. Pencilled notes and small label on the front paste-down. Small fore-edge stain bled slightly to internal fore-edges of ad page to page 2. Text pages are age-toned. Text block is sound. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.…

First edition, 8vo. (185x140mm), 54pp with 2pp ads. following text, coloured frontis., coloured title page vignette and 14 full page tinted hand coloured plates, original front and back card covers bound in after text, marbled endpapers, bound in full polished calf, boards gilt ruled, spine with gilt ruled raised bands, gilt compartment motifs, author and title label with date label at tail, gilt inner dentelles, Bound by Root and Son with their stamp, front hinge lightly rubbed, otherwise handsome, attractive and very good indeed.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A smart second edition copy of William Makepeace Thackeray's popular foray into travel writing. The second edition of this work, published in the same year as the first. Bound in the original publisher's cloth binding. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece. Including twenty-four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Collated, complete. Written by William Makepeace Thackeray following his voyage in Autumn, 1844 and released under the pseudonym of Mr M. A. Titmarsh. From 1841 to 1846, Thakeray was working from London as a freelance journalist. During this period, he produced his major travel writings including his 1843 work,The Irish Sketch Book, alongside contributions to Punch, Foreign Quarterly Review and Morning Chronicle. Building on the popularity of Eastern travel accounts among the reading public, Thackeray recounts the stops in major cities along his journey, from Vigo to Lisbon, Gibraltar, Athens, Jerusalem, Alexandria and finally, Cairo. Bound in the original publisher's cloth binding.Externally, very smart. Minor loss to head and tail of spine and extremities from bumping. Very minor closed tear to upper rear joint. Slight handling marks to boards. Hinges starting at boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. A touch age toned with the occasional handling mark. Light spotting to final leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary ink inscriptions to recto front blank and title pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. Two charming Christmas books by William Makepeace Thackeray bound as one in a smart contemporary half calf, pairing suburban satire with nostalgic schoolboy scenes, richly illustrated in colour. In a contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper boards.First editions.Two of Thackeray's Christmas books, bound in one volume, published under the pseudonym "M. A. Titmarsh."Compromising:1848 Our Street. A series of comic sketches of suburban London life, a gentle satire of the characters and social conventions of the city.1849 Doctor Birch and His Young Friends. A nostalgic light satire of school life, drawing on the author"s own experiences. Illustrated with a colour vignette title page and fifteen colour plates including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a major Victorian novelist and satirist, best known for Vanity Fair. Illustrated with a colour title page and fifteen colour plates including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.A charming composite volume of Thackeray"s early illustrated sketches of domestic and school life. In a contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper boards.Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Very minor rubbing to boards. Binder's discreet label to rear paste down. Minor discolouration from binder's glue to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but firm. Pages bright and clean if characteristically age toned with the odd light spot and handling to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very slight offsetting from plates to facing pages. Very Good Indeed. William Makepeace Thackeray (illustrator). book.…