M. A. Titmarsh; William Makepeace Thackeray — Mrs Perkins&Apos;S Ball
London, Chapman & Hall, 1847. First edition. Leather. The hand-coloured issue of Thackeray's satirical Christmas work, illustrated with his own beautiful hand-coloured plates throughout. The first edition, second impression of this work, with the caption below the frontispiece.A Christmas book by Thackeray, a satirical take on a festive party.Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, hand-coloured title page, one hand-coloured folding plate, and nineteen hand-coloured plates.Collated, complete.Written and illustrated by Thackeray under the pseudonym M.A. Titmarsh.One page of publisher's adverts to the rear. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spines. Minor marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spots. Good . Ill.: William Makepeace Thackeray. Good .
