1871, ISBN: 2e8f811253e023ef65fd57c81fb1b587

London: Smith, Elder and Co. , 1861-70. First edition. Leather. Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated . A collection of fourteen volumes of the popular literary magazine edited by William Makepe… Altro …

London: Smith, Elder and Co. , 1861-70. First edition. Leather. Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated . A collection of fourteen volumes of the popular literary magazine edited by William Makepeace Thackeray. A collection of fourteen volumes of The Cornhill Magazine, monthly Victorian magazine and literary journal. Some 1860s publications, edited by William Makepeace Thackeray. Under his editorial guidance the paper's large circulation peaked around 110,00. In 1871, the editing was taken over by Leslie Stephens.The first issue appeared in 1860, with a selection of articles on diverse subjects and serialisations of new novels. This selection comprises among other contributions, numbers of Thackeray's Roundabout Papers and the first serialisation of Anthony Trollope's 'The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson,' including all twenty four chapters between vol. IV and V. With the first appearance of the popular historical novel of Romola by George Eliot, from chapter one in vol. VI through to the epilogue in vol. VIII. 'Culture and Anarchy' by Matthew Arnold in the publications between 1867-8. The story of 'Wives and Daughters' by Elizabeth Gaskell, from chapters XV in vol. XI to ch. LX in vol. XIII. The story of 'Armadale' by Wilkie Collins, from chapter II in vol. XI to its epilogue in vol. XIII.'The Claverings' by Anthony Trollope between vol. XIII and XIV.The present collection comprises the following volumes:Vol. IV, July to December 1861. With Charlotte Bronte's poem, 'When thou Sleepest'. Illustrated with twelve full page plates, of which six folding, and other illustrations in text. Collated, complete. Vol. V, January to June 1862. Illustrated with twelve full page plates, of which five are folding. Collated, complete. Vol. VI, July to December 1862. Illustrated with twenty-four full page plates, of which two are folding. Collated, complete.Vol. VII, January to June, 1863. Illustrated with twenty-one full page plates. Collated, complete. Vol. VIII, July to December 1863. Illustrated with fourteen full page plates. Collated, complete.Vol. XI, January to June 1865. With twelve full page plates. Collated, complete.Vol. XII, July to December 1865. With twelve full page plates. Collated, complete. Vol. XIII, January to June 1866. Illustrated with twelve full page plates. Collated, complete.Vol. XIV, July to December 1866. Illustrated with twelve full page plate. Collated, complete. Vol. XVI, July to December 1867. With twelve full page plates. Collated, complete.Vol. XVII, January to June 1868. With twelve full page plates. Collated, complete. Vol. XVIII, July to December 1868. With twelve full page plates. Collated, complete.Vol. XXI, January to June 1870. With twelve full page plates. Collated, complete. Vol. XXII, July to December 1870. With twelve full page plates. Collated, complete.  From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things'.  In a half calf binding over marbled boards and new endpapers. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and a minor rubbing to the spine, boards, and extremities, minor scuffing to the leather. With some loss to the front board paper of vol. V and marking to the spine of vol. VI. Previous ownership inscription to the half title or title page, undated. With some offsetting to the title page of vol. VI. Internally, firmly bound. With a light foxing only to the occasional leaf, particularly to the leaves of plates, as common. The first few leaves of volume V are slightly cockled due to possible damp. The last few leaves of vol. VIII with some minor creasing. Illustrated with full page plates, some folding, and other illustrations in text. Collated, complete. More information in the description above. Good, Smith, Elder and Co., 1861-70, 2.5, [London: privately printed by Catherine Maria Bury, Countess of Charleville, 1796. First Edition, large paper copy (one of just 5). The first complete English translation. Large 8vo (just under 24 cm), pp. 227 218. Untrimmed. Bound in later 3/4 red morocco and plain boards (rubbed along the extremities), without the half title. "Mostly all of the copies were destroyed, the freedom of the translation being considered injurious to the memory of Lady Charleville. Only 5 copies were printed on large paper. See the notes to the Renouard copy no. 1349- sale by Sotheby June 30, 1834." The preface and notes cover 5 pages. ESTC; T137636.A nice clean tight set. A poem about Joan of Arc. From Wikipedia: "Voltaire was undoubtedly one of the most controversial writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment Age, and The Maid of Orleans was also certainly one of his more contentious works. An epic and scandalous satire concerning the life of the not-yet-canonised Joan of Arc ("the Maid of Orleans"), the poem was outlawed, burned and banned throughout a great portion of Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Containing mockery and satirical commentary on the life and antics of its subject, the poem itself has variously been described as "bawdy" and "licentious". Despite the often sexist and indecent contents of the text, its notoriety and contraband status made it one of the most widely read texts concerning Joan of Arc for several centuries. Circulating throughout the banned regions by often surreptitious means, the book was read by a large number of the populace. It was also disseminated by Voltaire himself to some of his colleagues and other members of the upper class, the circle of people and the portion of society that the text was specifically intended for. The author (1762-1851) was the daughter of Thomas Townley Dawson, she married first, James Tisdall, and then in 1798 Charles William Bury, first Earl of Charleville. She was an invalid for many years., privately printed by Catherine Maria Bury, Countess of Charleville, 1796, 0, London, W. Lewis, 1735. First Edition. Hardback. Full, contemporary aniline calf professionally and sympathetically re-backed. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. Board edges only very slightly rubbed. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 461 pages; Description: 8 p. L. , 461 p. , 1 l. 21 cm. Notes: Signatures: A-Z8; Aa-Gg8. Form/Genre: Tragedies. Subjects; Literature--English--18th Century. Literature--Early Works to 1800., London, W. Lewis, 1735, 0<