The Newcomes. Memoirs of a most respectable family, edited by Arthur Pendennis, esq. [pseud.] with illus. on steel and wood by Richard Doyle.

Cover title.
Arthur Pendennis is a pseudonym for William Makepeace Thackeray.
Originally issued as 24 numbers in 23 parts to be bound into 2 volumes. Each part paged consecutively.
Illustrated with 46 etchings on steel and numerous textual engravings on wood after Doyle.
The original numbers (issued monthly from October 1853 to August 1855) with title pages of volume 1 and 2 (dated 1854 and 1855 respectively), "Contents", and "List of plates" (6 unnumbered pages) bound at end of numbers 12 and 23 & 24. Each number contains 2 engraved plates, except number 12 which has one plate and the engraved title page for volume 1; and number 23 & 24, which has 3 plates and the engraved title page for volume 2.
Issued in illustrated yellow paper covers with advertisements on the inside front and back covers and the outside back cover. Includes a section of advertisements at the beginning of each number called The Newcomes Advertiser, ranging from 4 to 16 pages. Advertisements included at the back of most issue as well.
24 numbers issued monthly, October, 1853, to August, 1855, in illustrated yellow paper covers; t.-p., contents, list of plates for v. 1 at end of no. 12; for v. 2 at end of no. 23 & 24.
Added title-pages, engraved and illustrated.
Advertisements, frequently on colored paper, bound in at ends of parts.