THE VIRGINIANS: A TALE OF THE LAST CENTURY

by William Makepeace Thackeray

$1,500 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857-1859. 8vo.; 24 parts. Orig. illustrated yellow wrappers some wear at the edges, several spines somewhat eroded . A very good unsophisticated set housed in a custom cloth box with leather spine label. This set is the first edition, the issue with actressess instead of ancestresses on page 207. Van Duzer 232, including all of the ads mentioned there two are torn, with some loss of text but varying as follows: 8-page book

• Binding: Wrappers

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