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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Written by Thackeray, as Titmarsh. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (12 two-color plates, numerous b&w). Six-color ink-stamped decorative cover; on green cloth boards. Cover slightly discoloring in spots. Front hinge feels a bit wobbly. Lower half of inner rear hinge discolored; some discoloring at hinge occasionally throughout book. Binding cracking at pp. 36-37. , also pp. 106-107. Pages tanning somewhat. Illustrated endpapers. Full color frontispiece illustration. A flawed but still attractive copy.. Hardcover. Fair to Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Browne, Gordon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: St. Martins, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Uncredited black and white illustrations in the style of Tenniel. Small format book is "A Fireside Pantomime for Great and Small Children.".

G.P. Putnam's Sons. Knickerbocker Nugget. Very Good+. A "White and Gold" "Knickerbocker Nugget." A lovely small volume bound in white and trimmed in gold, with gold cover design and gold-gilt edges. 209 pp. with eight pages of ads in the rear of the book. The cover is slightly soiled and the spine slightly sunned, otherwise a lovely solid copy. Would make a very sweet gift for a rare book collector. "The Rose and the Ring" was written just two years before the release of Thackeray's "The Virginians," which was released by the well known Bradbury & Evans. "The Rose and the Ring" carries Thackeray's characteristic criticisms of monarchy, high society rules and the status quo notions of beauty. The original edition contained illustrations designed by Thackeray himself, who had once dreamed of a career as an artist/illustrator. Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki chose this title in 2010 for his list of 50 essential children's books. William Thackeray is best known for his satirical masterpiece… Read More

Xerox University Microfilms. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. 10 X 7 X 0.50 inches .