The Four Georges. Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life

  • New York: Harper and Brothers, 1860
By THACKERAY, W[illiam] M[akepeace]
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1860. First Edition. 12mo (9.5cm). Red cloth, titled in gilt; yellow endpapers; 241,[1],6pp; 6-page publisher's catalogue at rear, 2pp catalogue at front; 16 wood engravings. Complete but rubbed, front hinge cracked and repaired, gathering E nearly detached: Good only.

Previously published in the Cornhill Magazine. "This is the first publication in book form and contains sixteen illustrations. The first English edition did not appear until November, 1861." VAN DUZER 71.

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