The Newcomes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. edited by Arthur Pendennis Esq. with an introduction by Angela Thirkell and with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone Cambridge: The Limited Editions Club, 1954.
One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. This being copy no. 1403.
Quarto. [ii, blank], xxii, 1-352 pp. With nine inserted plates, including a frontispiece; [viii], 353-742, [1, signed limitation page], [1, blank] pp. With 12 inserted plates, including a frontispiece. Two volumes, both with publisher's quarter black linen over linen boards printed with a color lithograph by Mr. Ardizzone, spine lettered in gilt. Spine of Volume I very slightly worn. Both volumes still fine. With original, slightly worn, slipcase.
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was one of the most successful English novelists of his day. Known primarily for his satirical works (most notably, Vanity Fair, 1848), he was second only to Charles Dickens in popularity and renown. An accomplished illustrator, he illustrated many of his books.
Newman & Wiche, 252.
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3362
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