Titmarsh m a pseud (11 Ergebnisse)

Blue hardback cloth cover. Zustand: Good. First Edition thus. G : in Good condition with foxed and chipped dust jacket. Spine darkened. Sellotape repairs to inner jacket. Scattered foxing within. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 128pp. B/w drawings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. TITMARSH, M. A. [pseud. THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. The Rose and the Ring; or, The History of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo. A Fire-Side Pantomime for Great and Small Children. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1855. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with eight full-page wood engravings, including the frontispiece, together with a vignette title page and numerous illustrations in the text, after drawings by the author. Small octavo, iv, 128, 16 pp., publisher's catalogue advertising: The Rose and the Ring, and the third edition of The Kickleburys on the Rhine. Publisher's original rose-colored pictorial paper-covered boards printed in red, with cloth spine and yellow glazed endpapers. Printed by Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars. Housed in a folding chemise with ribbon pull and a red morocco and cloth slipcase. The case spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration, and "London, 1855" at the foot. The Rose and the Ring is the last of Thackeray's Christmas books, written and illustrated by the author and published under his pseudonym, Mr. M. A. Titmarsh; it was published for Christmas 1854 with an 1855 title-page date. The story developed from Twelfth-Night character drawings made to entertain children in Rome. "A fire-side pantomime for great and small children." A satirical fairy tale of rival princes, disputed thrones, and romantic misunderstandings, it follows Princes Giglio and Bulbo through adventures involving Fairy Blackstick and a magical rose and ring that make their possessors irresistibly attractive. Beneath the comedy lies a satire on vanity, social rank, and appearances. Contents generally clean and unmarked, with spotting and light foxing. Binding is sound and square. Original boards moderately to heavily rubbed and worn, particularly at the extremities and corners. Chemise and slipcase in Very Good condition. A Good First Edition in the original pictorial boards. References: Morgan Library, PML 21552 and 145402; Princeton, Parrish Collection, no. 202; DNB, "Thackeray, William Makepeace." [Attributes: First Edition; Illustrated; Hard Cover; Slipcase.]. TITMARSH, M. A. [pseud. THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. TITMARSH, M. A. [pseud. THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. The Kickleburys on the Rhine. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1850. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated by the author with fourteen hand-colored plates and a hand-colored title page, fifteen in total. Small octavo; [4], 87 pp., [1] blank; bound without advertising leaf. Full red calf by Bayntun of Bath (c.1890s), with the binder's stamp on the verso of the front free endpaper. Both covers bordered with triple gilt fillets; spine elaborately tooled in gilt, with black lettering pieces lettered in gilt. Broad gilt dentelles to the inner borders. All edges gilt. Silk ribbon marker. The Kickleburys on the Rhine is one of Thackeray's Christmas books, written and illustrated by the author and published under his pseudonym, Mr. M. A. Titmarsh. This comic travel narrative follows the socially ambitious Lady Kicklebury and her family on a Continental journey along the Rhine, observed by the narrator Mr. M. A. Titmarsh. Their encounters with fellow travelers reveal the family's snobbery, social pretensions, and matrimonial ambitions, combining the pleasures of a Victorian travel sketch with Thackeray's characteristic satire. Contents generally clean and unmarked, light, even age toning; foxing to preliminaries and blank rear pages. Binding is sound and square. Gilt remains bright. A few scuff marks to the front cover; slight rubbing to corners and extremities. A Very Good+ First Edition Christmas story by Thackeray in red Bayntun binding. References: Van Duzer 104. [Attributes: First Edition; Illustrated; Hardcover]. TITMARSH, M. A. [pseud. THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. (illustrator).…

Vermutlich erste dt. Ausgabe des lustigen und skurrilen Märchens, das Thackeray unter dem Pseudenym Titmarsh verfasste, illustriert mit den skurrilen Holzschnitten nach Zeichnungen des Autors. - Etw. gebräunt u. schwach stockfleckig. ge Gewicht in Gramm: 350 8°. Mit 57 (8 ganzs.) Holzschnitten im Text u. auf Tafeln. 128 S., Mod. marmor. Ppbd.…

Front., engr. title, sepia plates. Orig. green cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; sl. darkened. 46pp. Illustrated by the author.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original cloth-backed, colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards slightly worn; spine uniformly sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: iv, 128 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Subjects: Children's literature; Victorian literature; English fiction; Juvenile fiction. 1 Kg. …

Front., engr. title, sepia plates. Rebound in full red calf, ruled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; extremities rubbed, head & tail of spine a bit chipped. Ink ownership inscription on prelim blank: 'F.B. Frank Trin: Coll: 1847.' 46pp. Mrs. Perkins's Ball was Thackeray's first attempt at breaking into the Christmas book market, though the work did not sell particularly well. The party begins: 'following Mrs. Perkins's orders, the present writer made his appearance very early at Pocklington Square; where the tastiness of all the decorations elicited my warmest admiration.' Illustrated by the author; this copy with sepia-toned plates.…

First edition, 8vo. (185x140mm), 54pp with 2pp ads. following text, coloured frontis., coloured title page vignette and 14 full page tinted hand coloured plates, original front and back card covers bound in after text, marbled endpapers, bound in full polished calf, boards gilt ruled, spine with gilt ruled raised bands, gilt compartment motifs, author and title label with date label at tail, gilt inner dentelles, Bound by Root and Son with their stamp, front hinge lightly rubbed, otherwise handsome, attractive and very good indeed.…

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. First. With numerous engravings on wood by the author. 2 vols., full polished calf, with leather labels, gilt spines and dentelles; some light foxing. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First Edition. Thackeray's travel writing brought him early fame. He was in Ireland during the potato famine.…

The third of a number of Christmas gift books by Thackeray using the Titmarsh pseudonym, describing the life of a fictional schoolmaster and his family. First edition; 8vo (18.5 x 14 cm); 16 hand-coloured engraved plates after the author, including separate illustrated title page, with engraved vignette to title, original wrappers bound in, bookplate to publishers blank, a touch of spotting to the publishers blanks, original wrappers rubbed; later full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, boards gilt ruled, board edges double-ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt in six compartments, all edges gilt, turn-ins gilt rolled, silk endpapers, upper corners a little bumped, spine edges rubbed with small split to upper headband; [4], 49, [2]pp.…

128 S. m. 57 (8 ganzseitigen) Textholzschnitten nach Zeichnungen d. Autors. Hlwdbd d. Zeit m. Rverg. (Kanten stärker beschabt, berieben, etwas braunfl. , leichte Gebrauchssp.). Sehr seltene, wohl erste deutsche Ausgabe dieses anmutig-humorvoll erzählten Nonsense-Märchen (engl. zuerst auch 1855) William M. Thackerays, illustriert mit den skurrilen Holzschnitten nach Zeichnungen des Autors.- Nachgebunden: SAINT JOHN, PERCY B. Kitsi das Indianermädchen. Nach dem Englischen (übers.) v. Gottlieb Walter. Wien, J. Ludwig u. A. Zang, 1855. 64 S. (etwas braunfl.).- Wahrscheinlich erste deutsche Ausgabe dieser in Texas spielenden Erzählung, in die das Indianermärchen "Der Geist der Quelle" eingeschaltet ist. Der Autor war Mitarbeiter von illustrierten Familienzeitschriften.- Vorgebunden: DIE FRAU DES STRÄFLINGS. Scenen aus dem australischen Leben. Aus dem Französischen. Uebersetzt v. Karl Günther. Wien, J. Ludwig u. A. Zang, 1855. 160 S. (etwas braunfl.).- Alle drei Erzählungen ähneln in Druck und Papierqualität den billigen Kolportageromanen und dürften in einer Reihe mit anspruchsloser Unterhaltungslektüre für Haus und Familie erschienen sein. Sprache: Deutsch. …