Pendennis a edited by (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Bradbury and Evans 1855 Binding: Hardcover Vol. II only, has some shelfware, rubbing to boards, bumping to heel and crown of spine. Half calf in marbled boards, text pages clean and binding tight.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. In two volumes. Dark blue boards with dark blue leather corners and spine, with raised bands, gold gilt lettering and design. 375pp, 380pp. Marbled end papers and page edges. Volume 2 has 2 small pieces of leather missing to the spine and loosening to the label. With black and white frontispiece. Some rubbing to board corners and to head and tail of spines. Corners bumped. Heavily foxed to the title pages. Further foxing and some staining, black and white illustrations throughout. (Any digital image available on request). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Half calf leather bound to marbled boards. Gilt tooling and titles to spine. Board edges rubbed, corners a little worn. Slight cracking to right side of hinge Vol.1, more so to Vol.2 otherwise very good and tightly bound. Mild rubbing to marbled board surfaces otherwise bright. Occasional, infrequent foxing to page edges otherwise contents are good.…

Hardcover. 94 of 1000 copies printed. 3/4 plush red leather with 5 raised bands, tooling on bands and elaborate gilt device at base of spine, marbled endpapers, Top edge gilt. Volume 1: 439 pp., with numerous etchings or engraved mounted prints with tissue guards, as well as illustrations on the text pages. A stunningly beautiful copy. From a series of 24 (finally 26) volumes published, this is number 3 of that set. VG+ a beautiful copy of this volume.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. The Newcombes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. Edited by A. Pendennis, Esq. Steel and Wood Engravings by Richard Doyle. The book is actually authored by William Makepeace Thackeray, with Pendennis a character from his earlier novel of the same name. The Newcombes references characters in his classic novel, Vanity Fair. The novel was originally serialised over a 2 year period previously. Published by Bradbury and Evans, London, 1854 & 1855. 2 Volumes complete. Fist edition thus. A good set of 2 hardbacks with leather spines and corners and marbled paper over boards. Raised bands and gilt to spine. Both volumes have damage to the title labels on the spine. Covers worn, rubbed and bumped. Previous owner's signature to first pastedown. Title pages and facing pages are heavily foxed due to lack of tissue guards. Endpapers cracked at inner joints on Volume 1. All soundly bound. Text is good throughout with some light spotting, but plates are foxed, affecting the page surrounding them. An uncommon set. Vol 1: 380pp. Plus plates. Vol 2: 375pp. Plus plates. Dimensions: Each volume approximately 222mm high x 147mm wide x 32mm deep. Weight approximately 1.45kg unpacked (the set). Extra postage may be payable. More photos on request.…

Hardcover. Zustand: very good. First edition. Octavo. (9" x 6") Two Volume set. 380pp and 375pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettering to spines. 22 plates and vignette title page in both volumes. Advertising on front and rear endpapers of each volume. Joints cracked. "Pendennis" is Thackery's alter-ego.…

Hardcover. 94 of 1000 copies printed. 3/4 plush red leather with 5 raised bands, tooling on bands and elaborate gilt device at base of spine, marbled endpapers, Top edge gilt. Volume 1: 449 pp., Volume 2: 441 pp. Both volumes with numerous etchings or engraved mounted prints with tissue guards, as well as illustrations on the text pages. A stunningly beautiful set. From a series of 24 (finally 26) volumes published, these are numbers 5 and 6 of that set. VG+ a beautiful set with slight wear to one cover corner.…