Fall Great Estates Curated Auction

W.M. Thackeray Pendennis First Edition Book

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

Buyer's premium: 28%

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William Makepeace Thackeray (England, 1811-1863). The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy, in 2 volumes. First edition, 1849-1850. Publisher Bradbury and Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans. With illustrations by the author. Inscriptions in ink on both volumes dated 1856.

Corners bumped, wear to marbled boards, wear and losses to leather corner and spines, shelf wear, splitting at corners, foxing throughout.

Provenance: Falkner Greirson, Dublin, 11/23/1970; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.

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