1901 First Thus #126/500 Mr Brown's Letters to a Young Man About Town Thackeray

Description: OFFERING A SCARCE LITTLE BOOK ENTITLED "MR. BROWN'S LETTERS TO A YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN" by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY SEE VIEWS ABOVE FIRST EDITION THUSLY PUBLISHED 1901 BY HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY, BOSTON & NEW YORK LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES, THIS BEING #126, SO STATED AND HAND NUMBERED ON THE LAST PAGE PRINTED AT THE RIVERSIDE PRESS, CAMBRIDGE "PUBLISHER'S NOTE The Letters here printed for the first time as a single volume are included in Thackeray's "Sketches in London" andoriginally appeared in Punch during the year 1849. As an independent series of Essays written under a nom de plume not elsewhere adopted by Thackeray,they possess an individuality of their own: they were characterized by James Hannay as being "inimitable, wise, easy, playful, worldly social sketches of Thackeray", and seem to deserve the distinction of special publication." AS IS AS SHOWN ANTIQUE CONDITION 210 PAGES SIZE 8 1/8" DECKLE PAGE EDGES WEAR AT EDGES, CORNERS AND SPINE TOP & BOTTOM & SPINE EDGES BEIGE CLOTH BOARDS WITH 7/8 MOTTLED PAPER PASTE-OVER BEIGE SPINE WITH BROWN PASTE-ON TITLE BOX WITH GILT TITLE AND DECORATION GILT REMARKABLY FRESH AND CRISP OLD LIBRARY NUMBERED STICKER AT THE LOWER SPINE EX-LIBRARY FROM THE BRIDGEWATER, MASS. PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH PASTE-IN STATING THIS ON THE INSIDE BACK OF THE FRONT BOARD REMNANTS OF A LIBRARY CARD POCKET AT THE INSIDE BACK OF THE BACK BOARD "DATE DUE" PAPER LIST TIPPED-IN AT THE BACK FREE END PAPER WATER STAINED AT THE LOWER EDGE IS ABOUT 4" HIGH (at the highest) AND 1 1/2" HIGH (at the lowest) DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE TEXT ALL PERFECTLY READABLE AN INTERESTING READ A SOMEWHAT SCARCE TITLE BID NOW! BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE SHIPPING!

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