The Irish Sketch Book: and Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
W. M. Thackeray | 1869 | Smith, Elder & Co., London
A beautifully bound 19th-century edition of The Irish Sketch Book, written and illustrated by Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, best known for Vanity Fair.
Originally published in 1843 following Thackeray’s travels through Ireland, the work blends travel writing, social observation, and the author’s own lively illustrations. Thackeray records encounters with Irish landscapes, towns, and everyday life with a mix of wit, sympathy, and satire.
This 1869 printing was issued as part of Smith, Elder & Co.’s collected editions of Thackeray’s works, produced shortly after the author’s death. These volumes were often bound in half leather with marbled boards and marbled endpapers, making them especially attractive for collectors and display.
Half leather binding with marbled boards
Gilt-stamped spine: “Thackeray’s Works – Irish Sketch Book”
Marbled endpapers and page edges
Illustrated throughout by the author
Published London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1869
The Irish Sketch Book: and Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
W. M. Thackeray | 1869 | Smith, Elder & Co., London
A beautifully bound 19th-century edition of The Irish Sketch Book, written and illustrated by Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, best known for Vanity Fair.
Originally published in 1843 following Thackeray’s travels through Ireland, the work blends travel writing, social observation, and the author’s own lively illustrations. Thackeray records encounters with Irish landscapes, towns, and everyday life with a mix of wit, sympathy, and satire.
This 1869 printing was issued as part of Smith, Elder & Co.’s collected editions of Thackeray’s works, produced shortly after the author’s death. These volumes were often bound in half leather with marbled boards and marbled endpapers, making them especially attractive for collectors and display.
Half leather binding with marbled boards
Gilt-stamped spine: “Thackeray’s Works – Irish Sketch Book”
Marbled endpapers and page edges
Illustrated throughout by the author
Published London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1869
