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The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. 2-vol. set (Complete)
by Thackeray, William Makepeace (Text and Illustrations by)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- g to vg
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850. First book edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto 98 3/4 x 5 1/2"). VIII, 384pp (Vol. 1); XII, 372pp (Vol. 2). Contemporary full gilt-, and blind-stamped calf, with gold lettering to spines. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Additional engraved title in each volume.
Set in 19th-century England, particularly in London, Thackeray's "History of Pendennis" tells the story of Arthur Pendennis, a young English gentleman who is born in the country and sets out for London to seek his place in life and society. The character also appears in two of Thackeray's subsequent novels, "The Newcomes" (1853-55) and "The Adventures of Philip" (1861-62).
Lavishly illustrated throughout with numerous in-text and full-pages steel and wood-engravings by the author, the novel was originally published in monthly installments from 1848 to 1850, and published in book form in two volumes in 1849-50 (our copy).
The Balfour family crest with motto "Virtus ad aethera tendit" on inside of each front cover.
Moderate and sporadic rubbing. Some minor abrasion to both spines, with closed tear at head of spine (vol. 2). Pages slightly and evenly age-toned throughout. Bindings in overall good, interior in very good condition.
Set in 19th-century England, particularly in London, Thackeray's "History of Pendennis" tells the story of Arthur Pendennis, a young English gentleman who is born in the country and sets out for London to seek his place in life and society. The character also appears in two of Thackeray's subsequent novels, "The Newcomes" (1853-55) and "The Adventures of Philip" (1861-62).
Lavishly illustrated throughout with numerous in-text and full-pages steel and wood-engravings by the author, the novel was originally published in monthly installments from 1848 to 1850, and published in book form in two volumes in 1849-50 (our copy).
The Balfour family crest with motto "Virtus ad aethera tendit" on inside of each front cover.
Moderate and sporadic rubbing. Some minor abrasion to both spines, with closed tear at head of spine (vol. 2). Pages slightly and evenly age-toned throughout. Bindings in overall good, interior in very good condition.
Synopsis
Written immediately after Vanity Fair, Pendennis has a similar atmosphere of brooding disillusion, tempered by the most jovial of wits. But here Thackeray plunders his own past to create the character of Pendennis and the world in which he lives: from miserable schoolboy to striving journalist, from carefree Oxbridge to the high (and low) life of London. The result is a superbly panoramic blend of people, action and background. The true ebb and flow of life is caught and the credibility of Pen, his worldly uncle, the Major, and many of the other characters, extends far beyond the pages of the novel. Held together by Thackeray's flowing, confident prose, with its conversational ease of tone, Pendennis is as rich a portrait of England in the 1830s and 40s as it is a thorough and thoroughly entertaining self-portrait.
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- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Title
- The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. 2-vol. set (Complete)
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace (Text and Illustrations by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First book edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- Victorian literature
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