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Doctor Birch and his Young Friends.
The third of a number of Christmas gift books by Thackeray using the Titmarsh pseudonym, describing the life of a fictional schoolmaster and his family.
First edition; 8vo (18.5 x 14 cm); 16 hand-coloured engraved plates after the author, including separate illustrated title page, with engraved vignette to title, original wrappers bound in, bookplate to publishers blank, a touch of spotting to the publishers blanks, original wrappers rubbed; later full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, boards gilt ruled, board edges double-ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in six compartments, all edges gilt, turn-ins gilt rolled, silk endpapers, upper corners a little bumped, spine edges rubbed with small split to upper headband; [4], 49, [2]pp.
First edition; 8vo (18.5 x 14 cm); 16 hand-coloured engraved plates after the author, including separate illustrated title page, with engraved vignette to title, original wrappers bound in, bookplate to publishers blank, a touch of spotting to the publishers blanks, original wrappers rubbed; later full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, boards gilt ruled, board edges double-ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in six compartments, all edges gilt, turn-ins gilt rolled, silk endpapers, upper corners a little bumped, spine edges rubbed with small split to upper headband; [4], 49, [2]pp.
$603.03
Doctor Birch and his Young Friends.—
$603.03
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The third of a number of Christmas gift books by Thackeray using the Titmarsh pseudonym, describing the life of a fictional schoolmaster and his family.
First edition; 8vo (18.5 x 14 cm); 16 hand-coloured engraved plates after the author, including separate illustrated title page, with engraved vignette to title, original wrappers bound in, bookplate to publishers blank, a touch of spotting to the publishers blanks, original wrappers rubbed; later full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, boards gilt ruled, board edges double-ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in six compartments, all edges gilt, turn-ins gilt rolled, silk endpapers, upper corners a little bumped, spine edges rubbed with small split to upper headband; [4], 49, [2]pp.
First edition; 8vo (18.5 x 14 cm); 16 hand-coloured engraved plates after the author, including separate illustrated title page, with engraved vignette to title, original wrappers bound in, bookplate to publishers blank, a touch of spotting to the publishers blanks, original wrappers rubbed; later full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, boards gilt ruled, board edges double-ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in six compartments, all edges gilt, turn-ins gilt rolled, silk endpapers, upper corners a little bumped, spine edges rubbed with small split to upper headband; [4], 49, [2]pp.
