William Makepeace Thackeray; Anne Ritchie — The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1898-9. Leather. Beautiful Bumpus bound edition of the complete works of William Makepeace Thackeray in thirteen volumes. Biographical edition of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray, complete in thirteen volumes exquisitely bound in half morocco over marbled boards signed J & E Bumpus. Featuring biographical introductions by his daughter, Anne Ritchie.William Makepeace Thackeray was a famous English novelist known for his satirical works such as Vanity Fair, portrait of British Society, and The Luck of Barry Lyndon, later adapted for a Stanley Kubrick film.Bound with half title and additional uniform title page.  Illustrated with numerous illustrations in the text and further full page plates by Thackeray himself. Some illustrations are by J E Millais, Luke Fildes, et al.Comprising the following titles:Vanity Fair, with a frontispiece portrait and twenty-one full page plates. Collated, complete;The History of Pendennis with a frontispiece and nineteen full page plates. Collated, complete;Yellowplush Papers, Great Hoggarty Diamond, &c. with a frontispiece and twenty-four full page plates. Collated, complete;Barry Lyndon, &c with a frontispiece and fifteen full page plates. Collated, complete. Paris Sketch Book, Irish Sketch Book, Cornhill to Cairo, &c. with a frontispiece and sixteen full page plates. Collated, complete. Contributions to Punch, &c. with a frontispiece and seven full page plates as well as twelve caricatures. Collated, complete. Henry Esmond and the Lectures with a frontispiece and nineteen full page plates. Collated, complete. The Newcomes with a frontispiece and twenty full page plates. Collated, complete.Christmas Books &c. with a frontispiece and ninety-two full page plates. Collated, complete.The Virginians, with a frontispiece and twenty full page plates. Collated, complete. Adventure of Philip with a frontispiece and twenty-one full page plates. Collated, complete.The Wolves and the Lamb, Lovel, The Widower, &c. with a frontispiece and twenty-one full page plates. Collated, complete. Ballads and Miscellanies with a frontispiece and fifteen full page plates. Collated, complete. Rebound in half straight up grain morocco over marbled boards, gilt to top edge, marbled endpapers. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, back strip faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .