Very good, some light edgewear at spine, cover bright, some pages uncut; "illustrated by hundreds of sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray depicting humorous incidents of his school, life and favorite scenes and characters in the books of his every-day reading" --these items were apparently edited and placed in this volume after the unexpected passing of the writer (1811-1863) because of the sheer public demand for more of the work of the author. The profuse number of illustrations present in this volume attests to Thackeray's apparent frustration that he never received the success in his desire to achieve recognition for his art as he achieved with his writing. Chatto & Windus ads at back placed in after the binding and not a part of the text block; Profusely Illustrated; 494 plus ads pages

Thackeray Sketches Humorous Incidents School Experiences Memoirs Scenes Characters Many Illustrations