1885 THE NEWCOMES William Makepeace Thackeray Victorian Era Illustrated Novel VG

Description: THE NEWCOMES Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq. (written by William Makepeace Thackeray). Published by Caxton Publishing Co., New York. This book is undated, but has an inked inscription and date (June 2, 1885) on the second blank front endpaper. The book is “Fully Illustrated” with the original illustrations by Richard Doyle. The book was originally published in London in 1854-55. From Wikipedia: The Newcomes was published serially over about two years, as Thackeray himself says in one of the novel's final chapters. The novel shows its serial origin: it is very long (an undated but clearly very old edition with tiny type fills 551 pages) and its events occur over many years and in several countries before the reader reaches the predictable conclusion. The main part of The Newcomes is set a decade or two after the action of Vanity Fair, and some of the characters in Vanity Fair are mentioned peripherally in The Newcomes. The narrator is Arthur Pendennis, the protagonist of Pendennis. It was illustrated by Richard Doyle, both in literal renderings of the scenes and in symbolic and fanciful depictions of events and characters. Perhaps one of the novel's greatest strengths is that it contains hundreds of references to the popular and educated culture of the time and thus gives a better idea than most contemporary novels of what it was like to live in England then — almost a miniature education in the Victorian era. Thackeray mentions poets, painters, novelists (some of the characters are reading Oliver Twist), politics, and other people, events and things both familiar and obscure to the 21st-century reader — and does so in a natural way that enhances the story. There are also plenty of Latin, French language, and even Italian language and ancient-Greek phrases — all untranslated. DESCRIPTION: 820 pages 9 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches hardcover CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in very good condition. The brown cloth hardcover is clean and shows light wear at the corners. The spine ends are just starting to fray. There is an inked gift inscription and date (1885) on the second blank front endpaper. The interior is otherwise very good with no other marks, foxing, underlining, tears or odor. The paper shows average age toning. The hinges have been repaired and the rear hinge has been reinforced with acid-free Japanese paper. The binding is very good with no loose or missing pages. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.

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