A COLLECTION OF LETTERS OF THACKERAY 1847-1855
by Thackeray, William Makepeace [Ex-libris Edward Curtis Smith, former governor of VT]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth hardcover, short tear to head of spine, else light rubbing, some soiling to rear cover, not severe, gilt stamping to spine and front cover very bright; tightly bound, covers firmly attached, attractive former ownership bookplate, former Governor of Vermont Edward Curtis Smith, o/w unmarked, with bright and clean pages. 189 pp., illustrated
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- Bookseller
- North Country Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11093
- Title
- A COLLECTION OF LETTERS OF THACKERAY 1847-1855
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace [Ex-libris Edward Curtis Smith, former governor of VT]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1887
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- Literary Criticism;
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Milton, Vermont
About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
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- O/W
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