VANITY FAIR. PEN AND PENCIL SKETCHES OF ENGLISH SOCIETY. BY W. M. THACKERAY, Author of "The Irish Sketch Book:""Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo:" of "Jeamen's Diary" LONDON: PUBLISHED AT THE PUNCH OFFICE, 85, FLEET STREET. J. MENZIES, EDINBURGH; J. MʼLEOD, GLASGOW; J. M'GLASHAN, DUBLIN. 1847. [Bradbury & Evane, Printers, Whitefrau.] Facsimile of cover of No. 573 572 THACKERAY, WM. M. Mrs. Perkins's Ball. By M. A. Titmarsh. 8vo, original pink boards in morocco case. London: Chapman and Hall (1847). Thackeray's first Christmas Book. $125.00 Contains 22 colored plates (including frontispiece and title-page) by Thackeray. Clean as the day it was issued. 573 "VANITY FAIR" IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS THACKERAY, WM. M. Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero. By William Makepeace Thackeray. (ENGRAVED TITLE, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ON STEEL AND WOOD, BY THE AUTHOR.) Twenty parts in nineteen as issued, 8vo, original yellow, printed pictorial paper wrappers, uncut, in cloth case. London: Bradbury & Evans, Bouverie Street, 1848. $1050.00 THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, as published in parts from January, 1847, to July, 1848, accompanied by all the advertisements and inserted leaves. "Vanity Fair" on page 1 in the first part is printed in rustic type; on page 336 is the portrait of the Marquis of Steyne, afterwards suppressed; and on page 453 the text reads, "Mr. Pitt," instead of "Sir Pitt" to which it was afterwards changed. AN EXTREMELY FINE COPY, CORRECT IN EVERY DETAIL. See Illustration. 574 575 ANOTHER COPY. In the original parts, with not all the bibliographical "points," but a fine copy in the original wrappers. In a morocco solander case. $575.00 THACKERAY, WM. M. The Book of Snobs. By W. M. Thackeray. 12mo, original stiff green paper wrappers. London: Punch office, 1848. Contains 65 woodcuts and initials by the author. $75.00 IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS 576 ON THACKERAY, WM. M. The History of Pendennis. By William Makepeace Thackeray. 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Magazine of Fiction, Belles Lettres, News, and Comedy. 8vo, 6 numbers in original yellow paper wrappers, enclosed in morocco case. London: January to June, 1856. The March number contains a Poem "The Idler" by Thackeray. $85.00 THACKERAY, WM. M. The Virginians. A Tale of the last century. By W. M. Thackeray. 8vo, 24 parts as issued, in original yellow wrappers enclosed in cloth case. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858-59. $65.00 PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR THACKERAY THACKERAY, WM. M. A Leaf Out of a Sketch-Book. By William Makepeace Thackeray. (PUBLISHERS' DEVICE.) (TWO FULL-PAGE WOODCUTS, FROM DRAWINGS BY THACKERAY.) 16mo, original green printed wrappers. London: Emily Faithful & Co., Victoria Press, 1861. $450.00 Written for "The Victoria Regia;" but 25 copies for the author's use were issued in this form. A LETTER TO MRS. BROOKFIELD WITH AN THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. A. L. 3 pp., The letter and the drawing are both in lead pencil but perfectly legible. "My dear Jean: I have but time to say I am here with the Arthurs-who are looking charming. Hallam begged off his dinner with me because a 'Lady' had asked him who did not like to take a denial. Jeames gave me the enclosed to you-it is his relations visiting him in the Albany-for some future Punch.' etc. 584 THACKERAY'S COPY THACKERAYANA. The Trial of John Peltier, Esq., for $175.00 585 586 587 THACKERAY, WM. M. A Hand-Book for Travellers in Switzerland. 8vo, cloth. London: 1846. Thackeray's copy with autograph on fly-leaf. A LOCK OF THE NOVELIST'S HAIR $67.50 THACKERAY, WM. M. LOCK OF HIS HAIR, cut off on the day of his decease. Two Portraits. Autograph Letter, Signed, 1 p., 8vo, from "Kensington, 24th April." $750.00 All arranged in a blue levant morocco case, accompanied by the following: Thackeray, Anne Isabella (Mrs. Ritchie), eldest daughter of Thackeray, A. L. S. 21⁄2 pp. 8vo, from Freshwater, I. of Wight, to the widow of her father's old coachman, Sims. 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At page 143 is "An Epitaph on the death of Maister 589 590 591 592 Arthur Brooke drownde in passing to New Haven." Brooke was the first translator, from the Italian, of ROMEO and JULIET, and Turberville thus refers to his translation: In proufe that he for Myter did excell As may be judged by Juliet and hir Mate: For there he shewde his cunning passing well APART FROM ITS SHAKESPEARIAN INTEREST IT IS ONE OF THE MOST This is the third edition of this book. Of the first printed before 1567 but the exact date of which is unknown, only a fragment remains; the second appeared in 1567 and only a single copy is preserved, wanting one leaf, in the Bodleian Library. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRACE ONLY ONE OTHER PERFECT COPY OF THE PRESENT VOLUME. This copy is from the library of the Earl of Jersey and is in very fine condition. See Illustration. A CHOICE VOLUME OF OLD SONGS UNIVERSAL HARMONY or, the Gentleman & Ladies Social Companion. Consisting of a great Variety of the best & most Favorite_English & Scots Songs, Cantatas, &c., &c. With a Curious Design, By way of Headpiece Expressive of the sense of each particul'r Song. All neatly Engraved on Quarto Copper Plates. (FRONTISPIECE.) 4to, full blue levant morocco, with emblematic gilt tooling. London: J. Newberry 1745. $250.00 One of the rarest books of English harmony and song. VERE, SIR FRANCIS. The Commentaries of Sr. Francis Vere, being Diverse pieces of Service, wherein he had command, written by himself in a way of Commentary. Published by William Dillingham, D. D. (PORTRAITS AND MAPS.) Small folio, contemporary calf, gilt. Cambridge: 1657. $45.00 From the collection of the Duke of Newcastle and Sir Henry Hope Edwardes, with book-plates. QUEEN VICTORIA GIFT BOOKS PICTURES FROM SICILY, by the Author of Forty Days in the Desert. Large 8vo, blue cloth, uncut. 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