Trollope (Anthony): Orley Farm, 2 vols., first edition, first issue, in book form, 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1862 [Sadleir 13], wood-engraved plates after John Everett Millais (light spotting to plates), original purple cloth, gilt, spines slightly faded -- Thackeray (William Makepeace): The Pendennis, 2 vols., first edition in book form, 8vo, Bradbury and Evans, 1850 [Van Duzer 166], wood-engraved plates and illustrations by the author (occasional light spotting to plates, H5 of vol. I slight torn at outer margin and neatly repaired, original blue cloth (lightly soiled and faded); The Newcomes, 2 vols., first edition in book form, 8vo, Bradbury and Evans, 1855 [Van Duzer 147], wood-engraved plates and illustrations by Richard Doyle, original blue cloth; and three others. (9)

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Trollope (Anthony): Orley Farm, 2 vols., first edition, first issue, in book form, 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1862 [Sadleir 13], wood-engraved plates after John Everett Millais (light spotting to plates), original purple cloth, gilt, spines slightly faded -- Thackeray (William Makepeace): The Pendennis, 2 vols., first edition in book form, 8vo, Bradbury and Evans, 1850 [Van Duzer 166], wood-engraved plates and illustrations by the author (occasional light spotting to plates, H5 of vol. I slight torn at outer margin and neatly repaired, original blue cloth (lightly soiled and faded); The Newcomes, 2 vols., first edition in book form, 8vo, Bradbury and Evans, 1855 [Van Duzer 147], wood-engraved plates and illustrations by Richard Doyle, original blue cloth; and three others. (9)

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Van Duzer notes that Thackeray was enraged by one of Doyle's cuts to 'The Newcomes': "Why, they would as soon have thought of cutting off their own heads as play at marbles at the Charterhouse". Crowe records the cut suppressed in future editions, but Van Duzer denies this. It is present in this copy on p. 35 of vol. I.

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