Thackeray’s Works Boston Edition — seven illustrated volumes in gilt-lettered brown cloth bindings, Aldine Book Publishing Co. Boston, c.1900
Seven Volume Set of The Work of William Thackeray – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
Seven Volume Set of The Work of William Thackeray – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
Seven Volume Set of The Work of William Thackeray – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
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Thackeray’s Works Boston Edition — seven illustrated volumes in gilt-lettered brown cloth bindings, Aldine Book Publishing Co. Boston, c.1900Seven Volume Set of The Work of William Thackeray – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseSeven Volume Set of The Work of William Thackeray – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseSeven Volume Set of The Work of William Thackeray – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise

Seven Volume Set of The Work of William Thackeray

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Condition: ["Very Good"]

Format: Hardcover

Price:
$325.00

Description

Thackeray’s Works — Boston Edition (7 of 10 Volumes, Illustrated, c.1900)

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray

Publisher: Aldine Book Publishing Co., Boston (circa 1900)

Edition: Boston “Illustrated Edition” of the Works of Thackeray

Fully illustrated with frontispieces and plates

Format: Seven hardcover volumes, octavo (8vo), approximately 8 × 5¼ inches

This handsome, uniform seven-volume partial set represents the majority of the ten-volume Boston Edition of Thackeray’s works, published around the turn of the twentieth century. The set features gilt-titled spines, decorative publisher’s cloth bindings, and full-page illustrations throughout.

Volumes Included:

  • The Newcomes
  • Pendennis
  • Henry Esmond; Barry Lyndon; Denis Duval
  • The Adventures of Philip; Catherine
  • The Virginians
  • Yellowplush Papers; Burlesques
  • Roundabout Papers; The Four Georges; The English Humorists

Volumes Missing (from the full ten-volume edition):

  • Vanity Fair
  • The Paris and Irish Sketch Books; Eastern Sketches
  • Christmas Books (*Mrs. Perkins’s Ball*, *Our Street*, *Dr. Birch*, *The Rose and the Ring*); Samuel Titmarsh & The Great Hoggarty Diamond; Men’s Wives; The Book of Snobs*

Condition:

Very Good overall. Clean and sound internally with light age toning and expected shelf wear to covers. Gilt spines remain bright. One volume shows neat archival reinforcement at the interior hinge—discreet and stable. Bindings tight, boards square, illustrations complete. A visually striking and near-complete representation of this classic turn-of-the-century illustrated set.

Dimensions:

  • Book size: Octavo (8vo) — approximately 8 × 5¼ inches
  • Set weight: Approximately 14 lb

Collector Notes:

This Boston Edition (sometimes attributed to the Aldine or Colonial Press) was typically issued in ten volumes, combining Thackeray’s major novels and essay collections. The current grouping retains seven volumes—covering his most beloved works, including The Virginians, Henry Esmond, Barry Lyndon, and The Newcomes. The missing three volumes primarily contained early sketches and Christmas stories.

Only one set available. A well-preserved example suitable for collectors of Victorian literature or for display in a fine private library.

 

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