1872 Wood Engraving Pogsons Temptation William Makepeace Thackeray Romance XGCA9 YFT5 Historical Sybil 2nd

Historical Sybil 2nd

Sherbourne

This medieval stronghold was built in Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France

located in Omaha

This is an original 1911 halftone print of the fireplace mantel in "Oak Hill

1872 Wood Engraving Pogsons Temptation William Makepeace Thackeray Romance XGCA9 YFT5 Historical Sybil 2ndThis is an original 1872 black and white wood engraving of a sketch by English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 1863) entitled "Mr. Pogson's Temptation," in which Mr. Pogson, an Irishman, meets a young woman visiting Paris and succeeds in getting her to slip him her calling card. Glancing at it, he discovers that she is, in fact, the Baroness de Florval Delval. Suddenly, he realizes he may be a little bit out of his league. CONDITION This