Two Volumes in Slipcase. The 1961 First Thus publication of this Thackeray classic. Only Fifteen hundred copies were printed of which this is copy number 374. Printed at W.S. Cowell Ltd in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. This beautiful edition was designed by John Lewis and it contains fine Illustrations by Charles W. Stewart. The illustrator has signed the book on the limitation page. The books are bound in a Gorgeous blindstamped yellow cloth. The volumes are in very fine condition with very slight sunning to the spines. The matching slipcase shows some shelf-wear with a small ink mark to the spine of the box and some wear to the corners at the opening of the case. The Limited Editions Club was founded in 1929. It was the creation of George Macy. Its purpose was to create very high quality versions of the classics that were also illustrated by the finest contemporary artists. All Limited Edition Club books are hand signed by the illustrators with a short description of the making of the book on the colophon in the rear of the volume. Only a few were published without a signature because the illustrator had passed away before publication. All LEC books come with a fine decorative slipcase and the great majority of them contain original fine art within.They are finely constructed books printed by the best printers and on fine paper.They are highly collectible.