[THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. TITMARSH, Mr. M.A. [ pseudonym ]. The Kickleburys on the Rhine.

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[THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. TITMARSH, Mr. M.A. [ pseudonym ]. The Kickleburys on the Rhine. London: Smith, Elder Co. 1851. Square 8vo. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, marbled edges; pp. [iv], 87, title with tinted lithographic vignette, tinted lithographic frontispiece and 13 tinted lithographic plates, all by Thackeray; light wear to extremities, spine a little sunned and with hinges weakened at head; internally, apart from very light marginal toning a clean and fresh copy; provenance : contemporary Glasgow bookseller's label inside front cover, contemporary engraved armorial bookplate C. J. Tennant Dunlop underneath. Second edition of a delightful social satire about the English travelling to and along the Rhine. The critic for The Times launched a rather strongly worded attack on this book in his 1850 review, criticising the author's motives in writing for profit (a charge Thackeray happily accepted) and for presenting rather unsavoury characters. Ironically the first edition sold out on review day and this second edition was hastily arranged by the publishers. SKU: 2088166

• Binding: Hardcover

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