The History of Pendennis [Volumes I & II in One Volume] [Imperial Edition]
Thackeray, William Makepeace
From Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since March 20, 2019
From Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 20, 2019
About this Item
Near fine condition dark maroon linen boards with gold spine lettering. Light rubbing to the upper and lower spine edges. The upper edge of pages 371 through 391 show a light damp-stain and all pages are lightly age-darkened along the edges. The spine is tight and the spine is exceedingly square. Illustrated with frontispiece plate drawing. The inner front board contains a neatly affixed vintage former owner bookplate with her name, Mary Alma Sawyer, printed on the bookplate. This is an exceedingly rare volume from the publisher, Hooper, Clarke & Co. "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, cation 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." -. Seller Inventory # 000396
Bibliographic Details
Title: The History of Pendennis [Volumes I & II in ...
Publisher: Hooper, Clarke, & Co., Chicago
Publication Date: 1910
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: Imperial Edition
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