LETTERS OF ANNE THACKERAY RITCHIE. With forty-two additional letters from her father William Makepeace Thackeray. Selected and edited by her daughter Hester Ritchie by RITCHIE, Anne Thackeray (William Makepeace Thackeray) - 1924

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1924. Hardcover. Ex-library with evidence of a label removed from the spine, ink stamps to head of text block and front pastedown. Spine ends bumped and somewhat worn, tail corners bumped, joints rubbed. Spine and the head edge of front cover sunned. Small dark spot to front cover. Lacks the dust jacket.; The personal correspondence and journals of Anne Thackeray Ritchie, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. Provides a very revealing first-person account of her father's turbulent home and married life and the unusual circumstances of his children being raised by his own parents. The letters of both Anne and William show the workings of their daily lives, writing processes, and social and world views. Frontispiece of John Singer Sargent's pencil drawing of Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Includes previously unpublished line drawings by both Anne and William, the latter's drawings accompanying facsimiles of his… Read More

London: John Murray, 1924. hardcover. good. With a few b/w illustrations. viii, 318pp. 8vo, worn grey cloth-backed boards. London: John Murray, 1924. Worn and with damp stain on exterior of spine; still a good copy.<br/><br/>

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1924. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth with marginal scattered foxing. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 314 pages; Physical desc. : viii, 314 p. : ill. , ports. , (tipped-in) front. (port. ) ; 22 cm. Subject: Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919 - Correspondence. Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 - Correspondence. Novelists, English - 19th century - Correspondence.

London,, 1924. First Edition. Hardback.. Light wear and slight rubbing otherwise very good.. 8vo. pp. viii, [ii], 314. 4pp. undated advertisements. Portrait frontispiece of Anne Thackeray Ritchie from a drawing by John Singer Sargent and four full-page illustrations. Further illustrations in the text. Original publisher's grey cloth-backed boards, paper label on spine. Preface by Hester Ritchie. Signed presentation copy: 'For my mother's dearest E. P. from Hester Ritchie March 5th 1924'. E. P. refers to Elizabeth Merivale n�e Pittman. Her husband, the poet and dramatist, Herman Merivale (1839 � 1906), moved in literary circles, and was friends with William Makepeace Thackeray. Loosely inserted 'The Cornhill Magazine. November 1919'. pp. 359-468. An article concerning Anne Isabella Thackeray (Lady Ritchie) by Howard Overing Sturgis. Slightly nicked at head and foot of spine, light wear to boards. VG.