The Newcomes
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
The Newcomes is Thackeray's most essentially 'Victorian' novel, generous in its proportions, sharp in its criticism of the moral convolutions of the age, and encyclopaedic in its reference. Set in the 1830s and 1840s, a period of rapid change and of political and economic development, the novel considers the fortunes and misfortunes of a 'most respectable' extended middle-class family. The action moves from London to Brighton, from England to France, from the political ambitions of an older generation in the industrial North to the painterly pretensions of a younger generation in Italy. At its centre is Thomas Newcome, a retired Colonel in the Indian Army who finds the snobberies and hypocrisies of early Victorian England disconcerting. In a world of men on the make, of social mobility, and of the buying and selling of women in an aristocratic marriage market, it is the Colonel's distinctive but old-fashioned gentlemanliness that stands out from a self-seeking society. The most observant and witty among Thackeray's studies of his culture, The Newcomes is also among his most complex and allusive novels, and this edition provides particularly detailed notes which clarify his many references.
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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq.
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London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854-1855. Two volumes. Illustrated with wood and steel engravings by Richard Doyle. First editions, first printings. Publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, decorated in blind, pale yellow endpapers. An attractive set with light rubbing, corners bumped, former owner signature to front pastedowns; vol I with some wear to the upper spine and light toning to spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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"THE NEWCOMES" - Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by William Makepeace Thackeray. First edition with Volume I (1854) and Volume II (1855) custom-bound into one book; published by Bradbury and Evans in London. The volumes contain both full-page and in-text illustrations throughout by Richard Doyle. Marbled page edges on all sides.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1889. Edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq. Illustrated Library Edition of the Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray with 145 illustrations or decorations by Richard Doyle and with introductory notes setting forth the history of the work. Volumes IX and X only, a two (2) volume set of The Newcomes. 8vo sized dark green cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston: Dana Estes & Co. Illustrated Sterling Edition. No date, but WorldCat estimates 1912. Two volumes bound as one. With a total of 22 full-page illustrations. Top edge gilt. Light wear to the spine ends and corners. The binding is broken at the last page of text. In an otherwise square, tight binding.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: The Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. The Centenary Edition. Introduction by Angela Thirkell and illustrated with pen drawings by Edward Ardizonne. Hand-colored by Maud Johnson and designed by John Dreyfus. Printed at the Cambridge University Press and set in monotype Scotch Roman on toned esparto paper. Bound by Leighton-Straker Bookbinding… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Bradbury and Evans. 1854. First edition. First edition. Two volumes. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. A very good set with a little fading to the spines and bumping and minor fraying to the extremities. The hinges in both volumes are sound and all illustrations and tissue guards are present as called for. Minor… Read more about this item Item Price
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"THE NEWCOMES" - Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by William Makepeace Thackeray. First Edition with publication dates of 1854 (volume I) and 1855 (volume II); Bradbury & Evans; London. Complete in 2 volumes. The volumes contain illustrations "on steel and wood" throughout (including many that are full-page) by Richard Doyle. Marbled covers and marbled page edges on all sides.
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London: Gresham, 1900. Hardcover. Good. William Rainey. Handsome special quarter leather edition of Thackeray's meandering novel featuring Talwyn Morris's iconic art deco floral design in gilt to spine. With b/w illustrations by William Rainey plus introduction. No date but c.1900. 8vo. ( 200x145mm) [xxiii] 584pp. Rubbing to leather with some small tears and loss… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE NEWCOMES
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Published by Bradbury & Evans, 1854. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Doyle, Richard. Good condition with no wrapper. First edition. 2 Volumes. Pages: viii, 380; viii, 375. Contemporary three-quarter brown leather binding, marbled boards and edges; raised bands, blind-tooling and gilt-lettered black morocco labels on spine. With Illustrations on steel and wood by Richard Doyle. Book: book… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE NEWCOMES
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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1853). It was published in serial form in 1854 and1855 and its events occur over many years and in several countries. The main part is set a decade or two after the action of Vanity Fair, and some of the characters in Vanity Fair are… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family; edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq.; by William Makepeace Thackeray
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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. vii, [1], 928 p., frontispiece; 16 cm. Dark green leather over card with gilt-stamped spine title. Top page edges gilt. Green-black endpapers. Red ribbon bookmark. Onion skin (India) paper. Title page and series title page printed in red and black. Series: New… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854. First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" BY 5.5". None. A first edition of this novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist famous for his satirical works, most notably Vanity Fair. The Newcomes provides a commentary on popular and educated culture of the Victorian era. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Newcomes: Memoirs Of A Most Respectable Family
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Smith, Elder & Co., 1882. Hardcover. Good. 1882. No Edition Remarks. 776 pages. No dust jacket. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking to hinges, moderate tanning and occasional foxing. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family (Vol. III)
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Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1896. BU2 - Book has some light rubbing on the cover edges, half inch tear on the top spine, wrinkling on the spine edges, tanning on the spine with chipping and wear on the title plate, previous owner's bookplate adhered on the front fixed endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Limited to One… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Newcomes ( Complete 2 Volume Set )
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Complete 2 Volume Set in Period Green cloth covers with bright Gilt Monogram and Gilt & Blind-Embossed Decoration to fronts; Bright Gilt Lettering & Decoration to spines. Beveled edges. Brown endpapers. Very well illustrated, Vol. I frontis illus "J.J. in Dreamland" opposite illustrated title page followed by printed Title page dated 1868. 22 Full-Page Plates… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Newcomes: Memoirs of A Respectable Family: In Two Volumes
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The Newcomes: Vol. II
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The Blackfriars Publishing Company, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 417 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Volume II. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE NEWCOMES: MEMOIRS OF A MOST RESPECTABLE FAMILY. Edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq., With an Introduction by Angela Thirkell
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Cambridge: At the University Press for The Limited Editions Club, 1954. 2 volumes. First Edition, Limited and Signed by the artist Edward Ardizzone. This copy with the original prospectus and letter describing the book and its production, and with a copy of the The Illustrated Illustrator, describing letters written by Ardizzone on his progress with the… Read more about this item Item Price
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