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The Virginians : a tale of the last century / by W.M. Thackeray ... with illustrations on steel and wood by the author.

Accession number
PML 145462-85
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Published
London : Bradbury & Evans, 1857-1859.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Added etched and illustrated t.p.'s. for 2 vols., dated 1858 and 1859; individual parts dated Nov. 1857-Oct. 1859.
First edition in original 24 parts, being 24 numbers issued monthly, November, 1857 to October, 1859, in illustrated yellow paper wrappers; etched and letterpress t.p.'s, contents, list of plates, etc., for v. 1 at end of no. 12; for v. 2 at end of no. 24; plates at beginning of each number except no. 20, in which a note explains that they will appear in no. 21.
Description
24 pts., [44] leaves of plates : ill. (etching on steel) ; 23 cm.
Inscriptions/Markings
Several of the part wrappers inscribed by W. Shore Smith.
Provenance
W. Shore Smith; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Original yellow printed and illustrated wrappers.
Classification
Department