Bidspirit auction | THACKERAY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE: (1811-1863)

THACKERAY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE: (1811-1863) - THACKERAY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE: (1811-1863) British novelist of Vanity Fair (1848). A.L.S., W M Thackeray , in his sloping hand, one page, oblong 8vo, Sheffield, 16th February 1857, to ' My dear Leith '. Thackeray writes, in full, ' Alas! My dear Leith - Who knows when I shall ever dine with my friends in London again? Your dinner is over I see these 2 days. I was unwell at Halifax when it came off, and received your kind note only the day after. I am on a 2 months´ cruise, and not a dining out man for months to come '. Some very light age wear and slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG