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The Newcomes (2 volumes, 1854-1855) in fine Worsfold bindings
de Thackeray, William Makepeace
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Sobre este artículo
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1855. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. First edition in book form. 2 volumes, bound in the early 20th century by Worsfold in full dark blue calf, double gilt ruled borders, maroon spine labels, raised bands, floral gilt decorations to spine, all edges gilded, bookplates from 1920 designed by the Boston architect Richard Clipston Sturgis for Magdalen Louise Klein Brown (who lived in Marblehead). Light rubbing to binding, contents very good, plates tend to be a little more tanned and spotty than the text.
Sinopsis
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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- Título
- The Newcomes (2 volumes, 1854-1855) in fine Worsfold bindings
- Autor
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
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- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Printing
- Editorial
- Bradbury & Evans
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- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1855
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- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
