Ritchie, Ann Isabella Thackeray

The Cornhill Magazine vol. III -- January to June, 1861 [the first appearance of Toilers and Spinsters]

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1861. Hardcover. vi, [4], 760 p., 12 leaves of plates (3 folded): in-text illustrations; 22 cm. Half calf with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-stamped spine title and volume number. Marbled endpapers. Contains an article about the French ironclad La Gloire and the English ironclad ship built in response, the Warrior; and the first appearance of: chapters 1-14 of William Thackeray's final novel, The Adventures of Philip on his Way through the World, and his Roundabout Papers nos. X-XIII; chapters 37-48 of Anthony Trollope's Framley Parsonage; the essay Toilers and Spinsters by Anne Isabella Thackeray (later Ritchie), which appeared in an updated version in the book Toilers and Spinsters and Other Essays, published in 1874; chapters 1-6 of The Stage Queen and the Squire by Scottish novelist Henrietta Keddie (1827-1914); chapters 1-4 of Agnes of Sorrento by Harriet Beecher Stowe; and the poem Little Mattie by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. At the head of the first page of the Thackeray a former owner and critic has written "Humbug by Thackery." Scarce. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; 5-digit number stamped at lower edge of table of contents; a few pages opened carelessly; otherwise, clean and solid. Very Good. Item #011252

Price: $50.00