The History Of Pendennis His Fortunes and Misfortunes His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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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THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY; BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION; VOLUME II
by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
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NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, 1898 DARK BLUE-GREEN COVER WITH DESIGN FRONT AND GOLD PRINT SPINE. SLIGHT WEAR AROUND EDGES. 80 SECTIONS, 30 ILLUSTRATIONS. VERY INTERESTING DETAILED BOOK. TIGHT AND CLEAN INSIDE. The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (184850) is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. It is set… Read more about this item Item Price
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The history of Pendennis. His fortunes and misfortunes. His friends and his greatest enemy
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1849. First edition bound from the original parts, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. viii, 384; xii, 372; bound with engraved half-titles and 46 engraved plates; bound without the advertisements and the half-title in vol. II, in later half green calf over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spines in 6 compartments, red morocco label in 1, gilt lettered in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Pendennis, His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
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The History of Pendennis, his fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy
by Thackeray, William Makepeace (illus. Chris Hammond)
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The History of Pendennis His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
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London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849-1850 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". William Makepeace Thackeray. A first edition copy of Thackeray's satirical bildungsroman 'History of Pendennis'; complete in two volumes with the original charming illustrations by the author himself. First published in monthly installments from 1848 to 1850 (and published in book form in two… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1855. Octavo (24cm) in 2 vols. In original brown publisher's cloth, titled in gold on spines; yellow coated endpapers; vol. I: 392pp; vol. II: iv, 372pp; with numerous in-text wood engravings by Thackeray, as noted on the titlepage: "with illustrations on wood by the author." A handsome, sturdy copy, rubbed at head and tail,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Small book in softcover leather binding. Date or place of publication not shown. We presume London and likely first edition and likely first printing in the New Century Library series. The book has age. We believe it dates around 1900. The cover shows wear along the edges and spine but the gold designs and lettering on the spine are… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1849. First edition book edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. [4], [v]-vii, [1], [v]-viii, 384; [2], [ix]-xii, 372; with a leaf of the preliminaries from volume II bound in volume I; engraved titles, 46 engraved plates; bound without the advertisements and printed half-titles in slightly later full polished crimson calf, gilt key borders on covers, gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
by Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863). Illustrated By the Author
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Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke & Company, 1885. Undated, ca. 1885-1890ish. Illustrated with black and white plates drawn by the author. Attractively bound in warm brown cloth with lettering and attractive spine decoration in gilt, floral embossed pattern on covers, about 7.5 inches tall. Very good condition with light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie Street, 1850. First edition, bound from the parts. With engraved titles and 46 plates on steel with numerous textual woodcuts. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in full brown morocco, t.e.g., rest uncut, with all yellow wrappers for the parts and ads bound in at end of each volume, by Riviere & Sons. Slight rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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The history of Pendennis. His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy
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History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes his Friends and his Greatest Enemy
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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The History Of Pendennis. His Fortunes And Misfortunes, His Friends, and His Greatest Enemy
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace [1811-1863]
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The History of Pendennis, His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (1849 - 50)
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy: Vol. II [This volume only!]
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy , Volume I
by THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
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Boston, Massachusetts: Estes & Lauriat, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback 1891 Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket, as issued. "The History of Pendennis" is in three volumes; this is volume one of the three. Volume 9 of Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Limited to 1000 Copies, 1891.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (Vol 11 Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Limited to 1000 Copies, No. 618)
by THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
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The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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