Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1231

SMITH , ELDER , & CO . 'S PUBLICATIONS . NEW ' STANDARD' EDITION ! OF THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ¥ . M . THACKERAY . : In Twenty-six Volumes , large 8 vo . each 10 s . 6 d . This Edition is being printed from new \ Type , on fine paper ; it itill include some of Mr . Thackeray ' s Writings which have not before \ ken collected , with many additional Illustrations ; and , with the \ somest exception editio of n the that Edition has been de published Luxe , it . will be the largest and hand- ' i The following "Volumes have been Published : VANITY FAIR , Vol . I . | VANITY FAIR , Vol . II . | PENDENNIS , Vol . I . And a New Volume will the he issu conclusio ed on n of the st of Series each . succeeding month until s EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES BY THE PRESS . » THE TIMES . THE STANDARD . \ ' Messrs . Smith & Elder , whose monumental « It is now thirty-five years since " Vanity which edition has of the been works somewhat of Thackeray widel gave y followed an examp of le Pair for the " was novel written -reading , and period if we of allow each twenty generation ycaTS , commenced b erecting y splendid memorials an issues equall to of y the w their orth fame y writings , and of men , perhaps , of hare letters , more now , Thackeray generations some fresh ' s edition , popularity and barel of his y has works a stood year being the passes test called without of two for . of practicall another y collected useful enterprise edition of , the m the writings publication of the To sidered use comp the common lete without phrase him , no ; and library no one is con who - I j of same " Vanity novelist Fair . The , " has firs just t volume been , containing published . part It a buys library his works edition is . content Por this with reason anything we may short safel of y ' ' issue illustrations reproduces in monthl the , by Thackeray y form parts and , which himself contains lingers , of that the ori in quaint ginal the gra present predict phy , a and issue read binding , y which welcome , , is in altogether and respect a rap of id satisfactory paper sale for , typo / the - j . ! recollection K in the * inion of his of earliest readers a . considerabl This will e ; : advantage . ' opmany , very THE DAILY TELEGEAPH . ttt ±±± J tp ! i bOOJ smnrnai . WJXL urat . aJM * . to ' A new p ubli ( edition yhed called of Tbftckeray the - standard ' s works " Edition is now keen 'How published many editions of late of years Thackeray it would ' s work be difficult s have very ( twen naturally ty-six volumes the first ) , and volume the first of the of immortal these is ; ; ! ti to mes Bay . who There has found haye more been no or author better of deserved recent and is left indestructible to be desired in Vanity the exterior Fair . " Very appearance little \ ; fol be favour | umes g the published with , larg the e 8 vo : public it . is It . an contains Another edition the editio in drawings twenty n is now -six by of as " Author these his works book s own s , and ought candles the al interior ways / ' to to wi is t , be embellished his — with original the — | , > ^ ^ hic is h respect story a was special originall value y . illustra ... t It ed , and is safe has in to p illustrations leasant to have to his an Eng own lis letterpress h classic . pre . sented .. It to is | joretell 10 that of that any this of its edition predecessors will have . ' a success equal in us the in tho " Standard guiso in Vanity which " Fair Mr . . "' Titmarsh " appears London : SMITH , ELDER , & CO ., 15 Waterloo Place .

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