Search Results: Letters To a Young Man About Town by William Makepeace Thackeray

The Riverside Press, 1901. Hardcover . Used Good/No Jacket. Possibly rebound, marbled paper on board with cloth spine, deckle edges. Wear to cover, rubbed edges, bumped corners, pages tanned but clean and unmarked. Interior hinges have begun to crack, the rear hinge has been reinforced with paper library tape We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press. Very Good. 1901. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Copy #95 of 500. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Some pages unopened. .

Macmillan and Co, 1904. Hardcover. Good. 1904. No edition stated. 484 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and spine. Illustrated by the author, Richard Doyle et al. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pencil inscriptions to rear endpaper. A few dog-eared corners. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. A few small dark spots. Boards are slightly bowed. Gilt is bright.

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED, 1904. Hardcover. Good. 1904. 484 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Corners are creased in places. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-25. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-25. Paperback. Good.

Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1901. cloth spine, marbled paper-covered boards, paper label, uncut. Rogers, Bruce. 12mo. cloth spine, marbled paper-covered boards, paper label, uncut. viii,210+(2) pages. First edition, first printing, limited to an edition of 500 copies. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Warde 23. Private bookplate of Herbert H. Johnson on the pastedown and private bookplate of Alfred Frank on the front free endpaper. Minor soiling to the cloth spine, only the slightest hint of rubbing to the edges and corners, else a near fine copy. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books... Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB).

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 5x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Paperback. New. 9x6x0.

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1901. THACKERAY, William Makepeace. Mr. Brown's Letters to a Young Man about Town. Original cloth-backed marbled boards, printed paper spine label. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1901. One of 500 numbered copies. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Grolier 65. Warde 23. Small bookplate, else fine.

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Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1901. #30 of 500 copies. 210 pages, hard cover, very good condition, no dust jacket. Designed by Bruce Rogers (Warde #23). .

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-01-17. Paperback. Used:Good.

Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1901. First edition thus, 1 of 500 numbered copies, 8vo, viii & 210pp.; spine soiled, pages partially unopened, otherwise a very good copy in orig. yellow cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. The publishers' note states that the letters originally appeared in Punch in 1849 and were included in Thackeray's "Sketches in London." "As an independent series of Essays written under a nom de plume not elsewhere adopted by Thackeray, they possess an individuality of their own...and seem to deserve the distinction of special publication."

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. hardcover. New. 5x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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