The Works of Miss Thackeray Volume VIII: 'Miss Angel' & 'Fulham Lawn'

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VERY RARE gilded & embossed hardcover book, sorry no dust-jacket. "The Works of Miss Thackeray Volume VIII: 'Miss Angel' & 'Fulham Lawn'". By Miss Anne Thackeray. From 'The Works of Miss Thackeray' series, this is Volume 8, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1906. 12mo, 20.3 cm x 14.3 cm x 3.5 cm, Brown cloth-covered boards, Gilt & black embossed lettering & decoration on spine & front cover, Clear embossed decoration on back cover,Black end papers, Rough-cut pages. 380 pages. Weight: 769 Grams. CONTENTS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! However, there are several cracks forming between pages throughout the book. Spine is discoloured, slightly marked, bumped & scuffed either end and alongside covers, cloth faded in aforementioned places, gilt a little dull black decoration slightly worn away in places but fully visible. Cover is faded & marked in places, gilt quite bright, black decoration fully visible but slightly rubbed away in parts, edge wear. Corners are bumped & frayed, boards exposed there. End papers are faded round edges. Dedication page & Contents page are still attached together at top edge, tiny piece missing in top corner of both pages. First & second title pages and first Contents page are heavily foxed. Some pages (very few) have corner folds/creases and/or faint finger smudges in margins, and/or slight vertical rippling folds & small tears alongside spine tail area. Pages 76 & 77 have a couple of faint stains, over but not obscuring text. Page 79 has faint stains in top margin above text. Page 322 and title page of 'Fulham Lawn' have one tiny orange mark. Last free end paper has tiny edge tear. Very light age tanning throughout, more pronounced on end papers and first & last page. VERY RARE ITEM, BEAUTIFUL INSIDE!!! Two of Miss Anne Thackeray's novels: 'Miss Angel', 34 chapters, here are the first ten chapters: -I: A Print of Sir Joshua's. -II: In a Shrine. -III: Gondolas. -IV:Palaces. -V: Gold and Silver Fish. -VI:Angel and her Friends. -VII: The Armenian Convent. -VIII: Arcadia. -IX: The 'Annual Register' for 1766. -X: Penello Volante. The next story is 'Fulham Lawn', 6 untitled chapters, here are the first few headings printed atop each right hand side page: -Under Elm Trees. -Repose. -The Yellow Rose. -Strawberries. -An Introduction. -Chaines des Dames. -Isabella at Home. -To Bellevue Row. -By the Cemetery Gates. -Mr. Nieland's Sketch Book. IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: 326-B. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-8121192834

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