William Thackeray Anne Ritchie (81 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated Edition. Here is "Vanity Fair, A Novel Without a hero" by William Makepeace Thackeray. It is Volume One only, of the Biographical Edition of the "works of William Makepeace Thackeray", which was issued in 13 volumes . This particular edition is delicious for the inclusion of Thackeray's original illustrations for the story, which help bring to visual life the many different characters found in the novel. It remains one of the great satirical masterpieces of English Literature. This is a previously owned book, having the inked signature of the original owner on the front paste-down : Isabel Bailey Cook. It's a handsome, large and somewhat heavy book, with a handsome decorated blue cloth covered board binding, with gilt top edge. As we pointed out above, this is Volume One only of the set. The spine has no number denoted, but notes instead : Biographical Edition. The frontispiece is a fine photogravure portrait of Thackeray, printed in a soft sepia tone. SERIES : The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Biographical Edition VOLUME : Volume One only TITLE : Vanity Fair : a Novel Without a Hero AUTHOR : William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 -1863) INTRODUCTION : Anne Ritchie (Thackeray's daughter) ILLUSTRATOR : Thackeray himself IMPRINT : Harper & Brothers PLACE : New York DATE : © 1898 , and no date of publication given - but [1905] as per the 1905 "Publisher's Trade Annual" EDITION : American Reprint STATUS : This Edition OP DETAILS : Trade hardcover - a single volume from a set; has a frontispiece sepia photogravure portrait of Thackeray; contains thirty one illustrations by Thackeray, including 10 within the Biographical Introduction - most of these having not much to do with the novel. The Introduction was written by Thackeray's daughter, Anne Ritchie; [xl] + 676 pages; approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/8'; decorated cloth-covered boards and spine, with gilt lettering on spine. The boards have been given a densely repeating motif of the letter 'T' alternating with a flower - front and back; top edge gilt; fore- and bottom edge are rough cut. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Spine extremities are compressed and display slight fraying as well as a touch of abrasion; joints are mildly rubbed; front board has only mild rub, and displays nicely; rear board has some scuff marks, else is clean; board bottom edges display shelf rub; top edge gilt displays rub and a touch of scuffing; fore- and bottom text-block edges are toned, else clean. BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - There are likely a few minute smudges and/or smudges - but nothing that is obvious to perusal; end-papers are lightly toned; the original owner's inked signature is written on the front paste-down (Isabel Bailey Cook). Thackeray (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. 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 holograph letters. Includes a Preface by the Editor Hester Thackeray Richie, Anne's daughter. Sections include Principal Dates in the Life of Anne Thackeray Richie, letters written from 1837 through 1919, and an Appendix, that being a Chronological List of Lady Richie's Books. Red cloth on boards, gilt title to spine. This copy is ex-library and the "B-Y" line on the copyright page indicates printing in February (B) 1949 (Y). Ex-library and withdrawn, but internally clean and more presentable than VG- would suggest.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 340 pages.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. In 1844 Eliakim Littell started publishing "Littell's Living Age", a weekly literary journal. Mostly it was excerpts from works - both magazine and books - published elsewhere. At times correspondents purported to share material, and sometimes there were bits and snatches of literary news. Trying to place this periodical in the scheme of things, I guess i would say it was a distant forerunner of periodicals like "The Reader's Digest", only with a higher literary pretension. Of particular interest is the announcement on the rear cover for the premier issue of Mary Mapes Dodge's "St. Nicholas Magazine", published by Scribner's. she would edit "St. Nicholas until 1905; the magazine lasted until 1940. Just peruse the table of contents for this issue to understand the nature of "Littell's Living Age" :: - THE PROTESTANT RESTORATION IN FRANCE IN THE LAST CENTURY -- (from "Fraser's Magazine") - JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, PART 1 -- by Miss Thackeray -- (from "Cornhill Magazine") …… Miss Thackeray (Lady Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie, 1837 - 1919) was the eldest daughter of English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray. She was an esteemed writer in her own right, penning novels, essays, and social criticism. She had a good knack for taking old folk-tales -such as this "Jack and the Beanstalk", and revising them to reflect conditions in her time. Thus in this story Jack is a tenant farmer struggling against the greed of his landlord (the Giant). Presented here is Part One of the story. -TURKISH GEORGIA (From "Cornhill Magazine") — The author of this piece of reportage was identified in "Cornhill Magazine" as W.G.P. This was William Gifford Palgrave (1826 - 1888). In this essay about Georgia, he meant to correct the sad, and somewhat thoughtless, dismissal of that country by historian Gibbons. - THE REGENT ORLEANS AND HIS AGE ( from "Temple Bar") - by the Author of "Mirabeau" - NICOLE VAGNON - PART 1 - (from "Temple Bar") - A Story by Katharine Sarah Macquoid (Novelist, 1824 - 1917) Her most famous novel was "Patty". - THE OLD CATHOLIC CONGRESS AT CONSTANCE -- (from "The Saturday Review") - THE LESSONS OF THE AMERICAN MONETARY CRISIS (from "The Economist") - VICTOR EMANUEL'S RECEPTION IN VIENNA AND BERLIN (from "The Spectator") - POETRY : "An Ode" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy; "Gathered Ferns" by H.J.L. TITLE : Littell's Living Age ISSUE : Vol. IV, Fifth Series; From Beginning : Vol. CXIX, No. 1533 DATE : October 25, 1873 IMPRINT : Littell and Gay PLACE : No. 17 Bromfield St., Boston PROVENANCE : From the personal library of Rev. E. P. Powell. Once shelved in the personal collection of Reverend E. P. Powell (Edward Payson Powell, 1833 - 1915), graduate of Hamilton College and Union Theological Seminary. He was a Congregationalist minister, an author of books and an editorial journalist of prolific production. Powell worked in the service of Abolition and civil rights. He was a resident of Clinton N.Y. and Utica N.Y. DETAILS : Weekly Periodical; pages [193] - 236 (44 pp); approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ; pictorial wraps, sewn. (Advertisement for the premier issue of "St. Nicholas Magazine" on rear exterior. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD --This is a previously owned periodical that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : The original subscription mailing label is affixed to the front cover. A narrow damp stain displays at the top edge of the front cover and along the spine of the rear cover (These are hardly egregious); a split displays along the front joint (evidence of small mending neatly effected thereon) a bit of smudging and light spotting --- exterior sheets are somewhat weathered at edges, also with scattered nicking and small tears .else clean and presentable. The issue is complete. While some of the leaves have small tears and a some chipping, the interior is clean and presentable. This is the original periodical, not a modern reprint or facsimile. A CLEAN, SERVICEABLE SPECIMEN.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers. 12 original drawings by Thackeray (illustrator).

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Fore edge foxed. Prelims lightly foxed. Ink inscription on title page. Clean throughout. Good. Book.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

Paperback. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Xlviii, 752 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Light Wear. 1900 Date On Title Page. Vol Ii Of The Biographical Edition Of The Works In 13 Volumes. Ownership Signature "Fanny Weston Bixby / November 1903 / Los Angeles". Fanny Weston Bixby [Spencer] (1879 - 1930) Was The Youngest Of Nine Surviving Children Of Jotham Bixby; He Had Arrived In California In 1852 From Maine, Where He And Several Cousins Had Formed Flint, Bixby & Company, Which Acquired Major Landholdings, Including The 27,000-Acre Rancho Los Cerritos In What Is Now Long Beach. Fanny Grew Up Wealthy, And Although She Was An Active Philanthropist, When She Died In 1930 Her $2.5 Million Estate Was The Largest Ever Probated In Orange County Up To That Point. Fanny Grew Up On Rancho Los Cerritos, Of Which Jotham Was The Manager. Later, Fanny's Grandfather, The Prominent Abolitionist And Unitarian Minister George Whitefield Hathaway, Came To Live With The Family. Fanny Bixby Wrote About His Abolitionist Activities, Including Turning His House Into A Station On The Underground Railroad, In Her Pamphlet Entitled How I Became A Socialist. Fanny Bixby Was Educated At The Marlborough School In Los Angeles And The Pomona Preparatory School. She Attended Wellesley College For Three Years But Left Without A Degree. At Wellesley, She Studied Sociology With Emily Greene Balch, Who Would Go On To Win The 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. While Still At Wellesley College, She Worked For A Time At The Denison Settlement House In Boston (Founded By Balch) And The Nurse's Settlement House In San Francisco. On Leaving College, She Moved Back To Long Beach, Where She Donated Money To Various Civic Causes, Including Long Beach's First Hospital (Seaside Hospital), And The Walt Whitman School (Private) And Her Settlement House, Both In The Boyle Heights District On The East-Side Of Los Angeles. She And Her Husband Often Invited Ghetto Youth Of Working Mothers To Stay On Their Farm In Orange County To Divert Them From Gangs And Delinquency. In 1907 She Founded What Is Now Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. She Also Helped Found The Town Of Costa Mesa, California. When Long Beach Formed Its Police Force In 1908, Captain Tom Williams Brought Fanny Bixby Onto The Force Because Of Her Extensive Philanthropic Work In The City. She Was Sworn In As A Special Police Matron On January 1, 1908, Making Her One Of The First Women Police Officers In The Country. Fanny Bixby Worked With The Long Beach Police Force For Four Years. An Admirer Of Leo Tolstoy, Fanny Bixby Was A Socialist And A Pacifist. She Published Some Poetry In The California Socialist Party's Newspaper, The Oakland World, And She Attended At Least One Antiwar Meeting In Pasadena Before The Espionage Act Of 1917 Made It Risky To Speak Out Against The War. Her 1920 Play The Jazz Of Patriotism Was About A Woman Who Is Ostracized For Refusing To Salute The Flag. It Premiered At The Egan Theater (Later The Musart Theater) In Downtown Los Angeles. Fanny Bixby Met Her Future Husband, W. Carl Spencer, At A Socialist Party Meeting In 1917. They Moved To Costa Mesa (Then Named Harper) In 1919, Where They Raised Five Adopted Children And Supported Many Others. The Couple Donated Land To The City For A Park And A Library. A Couple Of Years Before She Died, She Wrote To Her Cousin Sarah Bixby Smith: "I Have Three Lines Of Work, Bringing Up My Foster Children, Helping My Neighbors (Mostly Japanese Farmers) And Banging My Head Against The Stone Wall Of Militarism And Conservatism That Hems Me In." Her Papers Are Housed At The Rancho Los Cerritos Museum. Illustrations Throughout (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Condition: Gut. Formateinband: Leinen mit Goldschnitt / gebundene Ausgabe IX, 189 S. (24 cm) 1st Edition; Außen teils berieben und etwas kratzspurig; Papier leicht gebräunt, Besitzvermerk auf Vorsatzblatt; sonst in gutem Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1300 [Stichwörter: Brief, Briefe, Briefwechsel, Korrespondenz, Briefsammlung]. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Complete in twenty six volumes. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1910-1911. Large 8vo (8.9 x 6 inches, approx.). All volumes first impression. With plates and illustrations throughout. §The classic library edition of Thackeray reproducng all his illustrations, sometimes within the text, sometimes as full-page plates. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering, gilt and blind decoration, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Occcasional browning to prelims., foxing to fore-edges, the odd external mark or rub. Cup mark to lower board of volume I (vol. I of Vanity Fair); surface damage (sliverfish) towards edge of upper board of volume II (vol. II of Vanity Fair): see separate illustration; small gouge towards foot of spine of volume XVII (The Virginians, vol. II); small white mark near head of spine of volume XXI (Denis Duval) - but a very good set overall, in bright condition: tightly bound, no tears or nicks to spine ends, no slack covers. (**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY** - Heavy/overweight item weighing 24 kg packed, therefore additional postage will be required - please ask for a prior shipping quote).…

Hardcover. 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 née 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. Light wear and slight rubbing otherwise very good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Uncommon edition containing the letters and journals of Anne Thackeray Ritchie, daughter of William Makepeace Thackery, containing a great portrait of the thriving literary milieu of the moment, particularly of the place of a young woman within Victorian English society and literature. With detailed biographical commentary. Excellent overall condition hardcover in pictorical jacket. Binding is solid and strong. Boards are clean and firm in gray cloth. Dustjacket is very bright and attractive, with the only detriment being a small area where the silver gloss is scuffed away revealing the paper underneath on the front panel and a teeny puncture at back panel. Teeny closed tear and very light wear at the edges besides, and one very small scratch at the letter "m" in Burnham on the front. Now in brordart. Interior is spotless, bright, clean, appearing scarcely opened.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 190.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lg. 8vo. 1898-1899. Complete set of 13 vols. Publisher's vertical ribbed red cloth, gilt, teg, other edges uncut, many pages unopened. With over 500 illustrations by the Author, Richard Doyle, George Du Maurier, F Barnard, Frank Dicksee, George Cruikshank, Frederick Walker, Charles Keene and John Leech. Each volume has a detailed biographical introduction consisting of between 20 and 60 pages, with numerous illustrations, by his daughter Anne Ritchie. Light fading to spines, else a very attractive, clean set. Very heavy, extra postage will be required. Please ask for a quote before ordering.…

Biographical Edition. Worn set bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; The biographical edition of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Physical description; 11 vols. : ill. ; 23 cm. Contents; v. II: The History of Pendennis ; v. III: The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush The Great Hoggarty Diamond etc. ect. ; v. IV: The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. The Fitz-Boodle Papers Men;s Wives etc. etc. ; v. V: Sketch Books: The Paris Sketch Book, The Irish Sketch Book, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo etc. etc. ; v. VI: Contributions to "Punch" etc. ; v. VII: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. and The Lectures ; v. IX: The Christmas Books of Mr. M. A. Titmarch etc. ; v. X: The Virginians ; v. XI: The Adventures of Philip ; v. XII: The Wolves and the Lamb, Lovel the Widower, Roundabout Papers, Denis Duval ; v. XIII: Ballads and Miscellanies. Subjects; Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863). British Literature. 6 Kg.…

Biographical Edition. Worn set bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; The biographical edition of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Physical description; 11 vols. : ill. ; 23 cm. Contents; v. II: The History of Pendennis ; v. III: The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush The Great Hoggarty Diamond etc. ect. ; v. IV: The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. The Fitz-Boodle Papers Men;s Wives etc. etc. ; v. V: Sketch Books: The Paris Sketch Book, The Irish Sketch Book, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo etc. etc. ; v. VI: Contributions to "Punch" etc. ; v. VII: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. and The Lectures ; v. IX: The Christmas Books of Mr. M. A. Titmarch etc. ; v. X: The Virginians ; v. XI: The Adventures of Philip ; v. XII: The Wolves and the Lamb, Lovel the Widower, Roundabout Papers, Denis Duval ; v. XIII: Ballads and Miscellanies. Subjects; Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863). British Literature. 6 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8950 TOTAL Pp. VOL. I. VANITY FAIR 676 p., VOL II. PENDENNIS 752 p., VOL. III YELLOW PLUSH PAPERS 649 p., VOL. IV. THE MEMOIRS OF BARRY LYNDON ESQ 711p., VOL. V SKETCH BOOKS 772 p., VOL. VI CONTRIBUTIONS TO "PUNCH" ETC 759 p., VOL. VII HENRY ESMOND ETC 725 p., VOL. VIII THE NEWCOMES 806 p., VOL. IX CHRISTMAS BOOKS ETC 340 p., VOL. X THE VIRGINIANS 809 p., VOL. XI THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP ETC 640 p., VOL. XII DENIS DUVAL ETC 568 p., VOL. XIII BALLADS AND MISCELLANIES 743 p. PUBLICATION 1898-1899. COPYRIGHT 1898. BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION. DESCRIPTION: BLUE CLOTH HARDBOUND, GILT STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE/BLUE STAMPED DESIGN ON SPINE COVER/BOARDS, FRONTIS ENGRAVING WITH PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED TEXTS, GILT UPPER LEAF EDGE. DIMENSIONS: 8 7/16" x 5 5/8" x 1 1/2" each volume. CONDITION: VERY GOOD +; VERY GENTLY BUMPED SPINE CROWN/HEELS, SOME GENTLY BUMPED/RUBBED CORNER TIPS. …