Titmarsh Pseud Thackeray William Makepeace (26 results)

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition thus. G : in Good condition with foxed and chipped dust jacket. Spine darkened. Sellotape repairs to inner jacket. Scattered foxing within. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 128pp. B/w drawings.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. original leather-backed boards (with Chapman & Hall upper cover), spine chipped, corners rubbed, nick at upper edge of upper cover, illustrated, feintly spotted, good. 51 pages; keywords: fiction;

New Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked, paper-covered cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age; hinges starting. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 51 p. : illustrations, plates (1 folded) ; 19 cm. Notes; Illustrated by the author. Date from added title page. Author on front cover named as W.M. Thackeray. Subjects; Balls (Parties) Humor. Balls (Parties) Juvenile fiction. England Social life and customs 19th century Juvenile fiction. English wit and humor. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century. Juvenile works. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. original decorated cloth, spine bumped, uncoloured (tinted) illustrations, a nice copy. from the library of Percy Livingstone Dickson with his pictorial bookplate front pastedown; first published 1847; 46 page; keywords: fiction;

New Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked, paper-covered cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age; hinges starting. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 51 p. : illustrations, plates (1 folded) ; 19 cm. Notes; Illustrated by the author. Date from added title page. Author on front cover named as W.M. Thackeray. Subjects; Balls (Parties) Humor. Balls (Parties) Juvenile fiction. England Social life and customs 19th century Juvenile fiction. English wit and humor. Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century. Juvenile works. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. original pictorial paper wrappers, upper cover re-inforced, later lower wrapper, illustrated (upper corner missing from frontispiece not affecting illustration), advertisement leaf, leaves tanning at edges, good. the facsimile with four stars on page 120 instead of five; 'The plates are not referred to in the work, were probably added later, and were not by Thackeray, the illustration on the cover only being his'; 122 pages; keywords: fiction; Van Duzer 194.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 122 p. Subjects; Thackery, William Makepeace. Napoleon. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. original glazed boards, re-spined, corners rubbed, tinted illustrations, advertisement leaf, sprinkled edges, occasional spotting, good. first edition; 87 pages; keywords: fiction;

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. original pictorial glazed boards, rebacked with original backstrip relaid, advertisement leaf, coloured illustrations, all edges gilt, shelf-wear, good. 54 pages; keywords: fiction; Van Duzer 157.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 122 p. Subjects; Thackery, William Makepeace. Napoleon. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. contemporary full-leather, raised bands, both hinges starting, a trifle rubbed, lacking spine label, illustrated by the author, some spotting and dust-soiling, good. first edition; 128 pages; keywords: drama;

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. original glazed boards, badly rubbed, re-spined, coloured illustrations, advertisement leaf, all edges gilt, some spotting and dust-soiling, good. WMT's second Christmas book; first edition; 54 pages; keywords: fiction; Van Duzer 157.

Front., engr. title, sepia plates. Orig. green cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; sl. darkened. 46pp. Illustrated by the author.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. original decorated glazed boards, re-spined, corners rubbed, illustrated in colour (two plates uncoloured), advertisement leaf, all edges gilt, feintly spotted, shelf-wear, good. second issue with undated title-page, letterpress at base of frontispiece, coloured plates and advertisement leaf; first edition; 46 pages; keywords: fiction;

First Edition. Very good copy in the original cloth-backed, colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards slightly worn; spine uniformly sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: iv, 128 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Subjects: Children's literature; Victorian literature; English fiction; Juvenile fiction. 3 Kg.

Second Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated red cloth. Front and rear panels elaborately tooled in blind with detailed gilt vignette to front panel. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Gilt cross-bands. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 221 pages; Physical desc.: xi, 221 p. ill., 18 cm. frontis (Steel-engraved with tissue guard). Subjects: Travel -- Memoir. Notes: 24 page publishers catalogue bound in at rear.

First Edition. A fine copy in a gilt-blocked green calf spine and green cloth boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Complete with impressive, full-colour tinted illustrations, including frontis and to title-page. Description: 54 p. ;Subjects: Thackeray, William Makepeace 1811-1863. 3 Kg.

Front., engr. title, sepia plates. Rebound in full red calf, ruled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; extremities rubbed, head & tail of spine a bit chipped. Ink ownership inscription on prelim blank: 'F.B. Frank Trin: Coll: 1847.' 46pp. Mrs. Perkins's Ball was Thackeray's first attempt at breaking into the Christmas book market, though the work did not sell particularly well. The party begins: 'following Mrs. Perkins's orders, the present writer made his appearance very early at Pocklington Square; where the tastiness of all the decorations elicited my warmest admiration.' Illustrated by the author; this copy with sepia-toned plates.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original cloth-backed, colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards slightly worn; spine uniformly sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: iv, 128 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Subjects: Children's literature; Victorian literature; English fiction; Juvenile fiction. 1 Kg.

Second Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated red cloth. Front and rear panels elaborately tooled in blind with detailed gilt vignette to front panel. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Gilt cross-bands. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 221 pages; Physical desc.: xi, 221 p. ill., 18 cm. frontis (Steel-engraved with tissue guard). Subjects: Travel -- Memoir. Notes: 24 page publishers catalogue bound in at rear. 0 Kg.

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.

First Edition. A fine copy in a gilt-blocked green calf spine and green cloth boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Complete with impressive, full-colour tinted illustrations, including frontis and to title-page. Description: 54 p. ;Subjects: Thackeray, William Makepeace 1811-1863. 1 Kg.

Condition: Fine. Half calf, 7 inches tall. A charming copy of one of Thackeray's popular Christmas books in a Victorian half calf with raised bands, extra gilt panels and label. Embellished with 13 full page colour plates. A humorous look at this respectable English family voyaging in foreign climes.

Thackeray (illustrator). 5 vols. Small 4to and 8vo. Uniform late 19th-century crushed green morocco, original glazed paper covers to each volume backed and bound-in, t.e.g., by Matthews; spines faded, light wear to extremities Mrs Perkins's Ball. London: Chapman and Hall, [1847]. Pictorial title and 21 plates (1 folding), all hand-colored, after Thackeray. [2], 46, [2] pp., with half-title. First edition. Our Street. London: Chapman and Hall, 1848. Frontispiece, pictorial title and 14 engraved plates, all hand-colored, after Thackeray. 54, [2] pp. First edition.Doctor Birch & His Young Friends. London: Chapman and Hall, 1849. Frontispiece, pictorial title and 14 engraved plates by Thackeray. [iv], 49, [1], [2, ads] pp. First edition, later issue with plates uncolored.The Kickleburys on the Rhine. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1851. Frontispiece, pictorial title and 13 engraved plates, all hand-colored, by Thackeray. [iv], xv, [1], 87, [1], [2, ads] pp., with half-title. Second edition.The Rose and the Ring; or, the History of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1855. Frontispice, title-page vignette, 7 engraved plates, 48 woodcuts to text by Thackeray. [ii], 128, 16 (ads) pp. First edition.Attractive uniformly bound collection of the five canonical Thackeray Christmas stories with illustrations by the author. Does not include Rebecca and Rowena (1850) which Van Duzer notes is sometimes included as it was advertised as "A Story for Christmas" but did not include illustrations by Thackeray.REFERENCE: Van Duzer 140, 157, 51, 106, 185.