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Thackeray, William M.. The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends, and His Greatest Enemy Volume II. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$19.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 372pp. Three Quarter leather with marbled bards and endpapers. Boards, Tips, spine ends and lower edges are heavily rubbed. Pages are toned and it has foxing throughout the text. Damp stain along the foredge and the top edge of the first 125 pages. It is the heaviest at the beginning pages. Three former owner names on front endpaper. Text is clean and unmarked. Reprint. Three-Quarter Leather. Good Minus/No Dust Jacket.

Seller: Recycled Books & Music, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. Volume II. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$21.31 + shipping

Description: 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). xii, 372pp + plates. 23 b/w plates + numerous vignettes. Worn condition. Cover rubbed. Friont board detached. Foxed, but content in overall good condition

Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom

Thackeray, William Makepeace.. THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS: HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY : VOL. II.. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$36.06 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1850. Bradbury and Evans, London. 1850. Hard Cover. VOLUME II ONLY. Book: Good, half leather bound, gilt titles on spine, marbled boards, hinges weak. 8.5x5.5. 372pp. Frontis and many b/w illus by author. Nice private library plate of Andrew Mercer Adam, MD. Set in the nineteenth century, this is the second volume of a novel charting the adventures and misadventures of Arthur Pendennis, a young gentleman who travels to London in order to seek his place in life and society.

Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom

Thackeray, William Makepeace (A. Pendennis, Esq.). History of Pendennis, 2 Volumes. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Raised bands on spine, Morocco labels, marbles boards, edges, and endpapers; covers rubbed, edges/corners lightly rubbed/bumped; previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown; internal hinges slightly exposed at endpapers; previous owner's notations in pencil on front endpaper of volume 1; very light foxing sprinkled throughout volume 1; moderate foxing to a few pages of volume 2; bindings tight; covers, edges, and interiors intact and clean except where noted; due to the weight of this set, additional shipping charges may apply. leather_bound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.

William Makepeace Thackeray. The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy [Complete Two Volume Set] - William Makepeace Thackeray. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.

Price: US$44.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Complete two volume set. Rebound in full leather, with five raised bands on spine. Texts unmarked, but foxing throughout. Vol. II has a broken hinge, but pages are all tightly bound. Leather worn, mostly at corners. Some soiling to page edges. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available! (Heavy books & sets may require extra shipping charges.)

Seller: Big Star Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, HIs Friends and His Greatest Enemy. 2 volumes. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.

Price: US$58.48 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849-50. 2 volumes. First edition in book form. viii+384p., xii+372p. With illustrations on steel and wood by the author. 23 b & w plates and additional engraved title-page, plus numerous illus. in the text, in each vol. Browning and foxing to some plates and a few pages, more in vol.2 than in vol.1. Owner's name on both front free endpapers. Bound in half leather over scuffed marbled boards, all corners scuffed and rubbed, five raised bands to spines, small chips to black spine labels.

Seller: Leabeck Books, Steventon, OXON, United Kingdom

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. The History of Pendennis. His fortunes and misfortunes, his frends and his greatest enemy. Bradbury and Evans 1849/1850, 1850.

Price: US$74.07 + shipping

Description: first edition, lovely copy, two volumes bound as one, three quarter leather/marbled heavy card boards with gilt lettering and five raised bands to spine, marbled eps and page edges, viii + 384pp + xii + 372pp, illus, VG (light wear to extremities, pencil markings to prelims, light tanning)

Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis; His Fortunes and Misfortunes, his Friends and his Greatest Enemy. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Two volume set. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavos. 372pp, 384pp. First editions dated 1849 in vol 1 and 1850 in vol 2. Bound into 3/4 blue leather. 5 raised bands to spines. Signed binding by Morrell of London. With illustrations by the author. Internally nice. Bit of scuffing and rubbing to the boards. Previous owner's large bookplate on front fixed endpaper of both volumes.

Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. His Fortune and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. 2 Vols. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850.

Price: US$90.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 2 vols., octavo [6 Z 8 3/4 inches, 384pp., 23 plates, xii, 372pp., 23 plates, this includes the frontispieces. Contemporary half leather, 5 raised bands, contrasting leather labels. First edition in book form. Fine.

Seller: Tintagel, Springfield Center, New York, NY, U.S.A.

THACKERAY William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. Bradbury & Evans 1849-1850, 1850.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: two volumes, contemporary half-leather over marbled boards, raised bands, decorated in gilt, leather labels, spines a trifle sunned, illustrated, occasional minor water-staining and off-setting, a handsome set. bound from the original parts as evidenced by some off-setting; 384 and 372 pages; keywords: fiction;

Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Thackeray, William Makepeace (author & illustrator). The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy; by William Makepeace Thackeray ; with illustrations on steel and wood by the author. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Two quartos in polished half-leather and marbled paper-backed boards; frontispieces, illustrations, 44 plates, 23 cm. Added title pages, engraved./ The first edition complete in two volumes: previously issued in twenty-four monthly numbers. First appearance in book form. In a handsome binding. A classic work of English literature. A bildungsroman, the novel follows the life and adventures of young Arthur Pendennis ("Pen") , as he navigates the ups and downs of English society in the 19th century. The novel provides a detailed and satirical portrayal of various social classes, manners, and customs of the time."-Wikipedia. Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Steel engravings. Wood engravings. Novels. Humorous fiction. Autobiographical fiction. Bildungsromans. Novels. Romans. Ex-library with institutional bookplates and deaccession stamps to front board versos, Small "Univ. of Calif." blindstamps to title pages and several pages throughout, empty small card pockets to rear board versos. Overall a tight, clean set , with modest edge-wear. Very good thus. See photos.

Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. His Fortune and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. 2 Vols. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo. viii, 384pp., 23 plates, xii, 372pp., 23 plates (Incl. frontispieces). Original brown three-quarter morocco over speckled brown cloth with gilt lettering on red labels of spine and blind-stamped and gilt tooling on spine; raised bands. Frontispiece lithographs. Additional illustrated title pages. Historiated initials. One of Thackeray's later satirical novels focusing on psychological and moral growth of the young protagonist (Bildungsroman), the coming of age of Arthur Pendennis. Illustrated with in-text drawings and twenty-three lithographs with captions in each volume. Binding with some wear along edges, small chips, light scuffing of joints and two inch closed tear at bottom of back joint in volume one, also few small chips on spine here. Gilt lettering and tooling on spines somewhat faded and three small streaks on front cover leather near spine. Ex-Libris of Francis G. Landys-Lumsdaine on inside front covers, with some offsetting to opposing page. Some foxing of title pages and offsetting images to opposing pages, including in-text illustrations. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.

Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

Thackeray, William Makepeace (Text and Illustrations by). The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. 2-vol. set (Complete). Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Description: Quarto 98 3/4 x 5 1/2"). VIII, 384pp (Vol. 1); XII, 372pp (Vol. 2). Contemporary full gilt-, and blind-stamped calf, with gold lettering to spines. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Additional engraved title in each volume. Set in 19th-century England, particularly in London, Thackeray's "History of Pendennis" tells the story of Arthur Pendennis, a young English gentleman who is born in the country and sets out for London to seek his place in life and society. The character also appears in two of Thackeray's subsequent novels, "The Newcomes" (1853-55) and "The Adventures of Philip" (1861-62). Lavishly illustrated throughout with numerous in-text and full-pages steel and wood-engravings by the author, the novel was originally published in monthly installments from 1848 to 1850, and published in book form in two volumes in 1849-50 (our copy). The Balfour family crest with motto "Virtus ad aethera tendit" on inside of each front cover. Moderate and sporadic rubbing. Some minor abrasion to both spines, with closed tear at head of spine (vol. 2). Pages slightly and evenly age-toned throughout. Bindings in overall good, interior in very good condition.

Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

THACKERAY, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$376.25 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2 vols. Exceptionally clean plates. Contemporary green half calf, with green and maroon spine labels. A very good copy.

Seller: Anah Dunsheath RareBooks ABA ANZAAB ILAB, Auckland, NZ, New Zealand

Thackeray, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie Street, London, 1850.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Thackeray, William Makepeace. First edition, bound from the parts. With engraved titles and 46 plates on steel with numerous textual woodcuts. 2 vols. 8vo. Wolff 6693; Van Duzer 165 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 at joints (front joint of vol. I tender), else very good (text slightly toned) With engraved titles and 46 plates on steel with numerous textual woodcuts. 2 vols. 8vo

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Thackeray, William M. The History of the Pendennis. Bradbury and Evans, 1850.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: viii, 384p: xii, 372p. Contemporary quarter dark blue polished morocco over linen boards with marbled end papers and a gilt foredge. First edition in book form. With illustrations on steel and wood by the author. A very attractive copy of the first edition in a signed binding by Bayntun Bindery in Bath, England.

Seller: Rosenlund Rare Books & Manuscripts, Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S.A.

Thackeray, William Makepeace. HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY.|THE. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.

Price: US$480.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, top edge gilt. In slipcase. viii, 384; xii, 372; bound with engraved half-titles in both volumes and 46 engraved plates. Two Volumes. First edition bound from the original parts in two volumes. Bookplate "Craigie Hall Library / H. 10." With dealer description pasted to front pastedown endpaper. Rubbing to the leather, hinges, corners, and fore-edge of both volumes. Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards, top edge gilt. In slipcase

Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.

THACKERAY, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis.. London: Bradbury and Evans. 1849-1850, 1850.

Price: US$519.82 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 2 volume set, 8.5 inches tall. A most attractive pale honey calf binding by Riviere in the classic mid Victorian manner with gilt raised bands, twin labels and elegant gilt tooling to the panels. Wide gilt dentelles and all edges gilt. The first issue in book form. Embellished with 46 full page engravings and vignettes throughout by the Author. A fine clean set.

Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United Kingdom