Makepeace Thackeray Ritchie (80 results)
More imagesVanity Fair a Novel Without a Hero, by William Makepeace Thackeray, with Thackeray's Illustrations. Published 1905 by Harper & Brothers. Biographical Introduction by Thackeray's Daughter, Anne Ritchie. Great Victorian Era Satirical Novel. This Edition OP
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) / Anne Ritchie (Biographical Introduction)
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1905
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Here is "Vanity Fair, A Novel Without a hero" by William Makepeace Thackeray. It is Volume One, only of the Biographical Edition of the "works of William Makepeace Thackeray", which was issued in 13 volumes . This particular edition is delicious for the inclusion of Thackeray's original illustrat…ions for the story, which help bring to visual life the many different characters found in the novel. It remains one of the great satirical masterpieces of English Literature. This is a previously owned book, having the inked signature of the original owner on the front paste-down : Isabel Bailey Cook. It's a handsome, large and somewhat heavy book, with a handsome decorated blue cloth covered board binding, with gilt top edge. As we pointed out above, this is Volume One only of the set. The spine has no number denoted, but notes instead : Biographical Edition. The frontispiece is a fine photogravure portrait of Thackeray, printed in a soft sepia tone. SERIES : The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Biographical Edition VOLUME : Volume One only TITLE : Vanity Fair : a Novel Without a Hero AUTHOR : William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 -1863) INTRODUCTION : Anne Ritchie (Thackeray's daughter) ILLUSTRATOR : Thackeray himself IMPRINT : Harper & Brothers PLACE : New York DATE : © 1898 , and no date of publication given - but [1905] as per the 1905 "Publisher's Trade Annual" EDITION : American Reprint STATUS : This Edition OP DETAILS : Trade hardcover - a single volume from a set; has a frontispiece sepia photogravure portrait of Thackeray; contains thirty one illustrations by Thackeray, including 10 within the Biographical Introduction - most of these having not much to do with the novel. The Introduction was written by Thackeray's daughter, Anne Ritchie; [xl] + 676 pages; approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/8'; decorated cloth-covered boards and spine, with gilt lettering on spine. The boards have been given a densely repeating motif of the letter 'T' alternating with a flower - front and back; top edge gilt; fore- and bottom edge are rough cut. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Spine extremities are compressed and display slight fraying as well as a touch of abrasion; joints are mildly rubbed; front board has only mild rub, and displays nicely; rear board has some scuff marks, else is clean; board bottom edges display shelf rub; top edge gilt displays rub and a touch of scuffing; fore- and bottom text-block edges are toned, else clean. BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - There are likely a few minute smudges and/or smudges - but nothing that is obvious to perusal; end-papers are lightly toned; the original owner's inked signature is written on the front paste-down (Isabel Bailey Cook). Thackeray (illustrator).
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co, 1898
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Condition: Fair. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped c…orners. Chipping to backstrip ends. Hinges split. Frontispiece. Pages secure and clear of markings. Foxing. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Contains several plates. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1898
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Condition: Fair. Volume 8. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped c…orners, some grubbiness. Chipped backstrip ends. Split hinges. Frontispiece. Pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. Illustrated. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1898
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Condition: Fair. Volume 7. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped c…orners, some grubbiness. Light fraying to backstrip ends. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. Illustrated. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN.
Thackeray and His Daughter : The Letters and Journals of Anne Thackeray Ritchie, with Many Letters of William Makepeace Thackeray
Richie, Hester Thackeray [Anne Thackeray Ritchie and William Makepeace Thackeray]
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1924
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Ex-library with evidence of a label removed from the spine, ink stamps to head of text block and front pastedown. Spine ends bumped and somewhat worn, tail corners bumped, joints rubbed. Spine and the head edge of front cover sunned. Small dark spot to front cover. Lacks the dust… jacket.; The personal correspondence and journals of Anne Thackeray Ritchie, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. Provides a very revealing first-person account of her father's turbulent home and married life and the unusual circumstances of his children being raised by his own parents. The letters of both Anne and William show the workings of their daily lives, writing processes, and social and world views. Frontispiece of John Singer Sargent's pencil drawing of Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Includes previously unpublished line drawings by both Anne and William, the latter's drawings accompanying facsimiles of his holograph letters. Includes a Preface by the Editor Hester Thackeray Richie, Anne's daughter. Sections include Principal Dates in the Life of Anne Thackeray Richie, letters written from 1837 through 1919, and an Appendix, that being a Chronological List of Lady Richie's Books. Red cloth on boards, gilt title to spine. This copy is ex-library and the "B-Y" line on the copyright page indicates printing in February (B) 1949 (Y). Ex-library and withdrawn, but internally clean and more presentable than VG- would suggest.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 340 pages.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899
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Condition: Good. Volume 10. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped corners, some gr…ubbiness. Light fraying to backstrip ends. Split hinges. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. Illustrated. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co, 1899
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Condition: Fair. Volume 11. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped…corners, some grubbiness. Fraying to backstrip ends. Split hinges. Frontispiece. Remaining pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. Illustrated. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899
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Condition: Good. Volume 13. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped corners, some gr…ubbiness. Fraying to backstrip ends. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Remaining pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. Illustrated. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899
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Condition: Good. Volume 12. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped corners, some gr…ubbiness. Chipped backstrip ends. Split hinges. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Remaining pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. Illustrated. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder & Co, 1899
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Condition: Fair. Volume 5. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Bumped c…orners. Fraying to backstrip ends. Detached frontispiece with tissue guard. Remaining pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. Illustrated. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder & Co., 1899
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Condition: Fair. Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Medium 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and motif on front board and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Grubby e…xterior. Bumped corners. Fraying to backstrip ends. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Pages secure and clear of markings. Minor foxing. A few plates. Trimmed with gilt top edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1900
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Condition: Fair. Volume 9. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1900
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Condition: Fair. Volume 6. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN.
Denis Duval; Lovel the Widower; The Wolves and the Lamb (The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray)
Thackeray, William Makepeace; biographical introduction by Lady Ritchie; illustrations by the author and Frederick Walker
Published by John Murray / Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1911
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Seller: Wheeler's Bookshop, Midhurst, West Sussex, United KingdomWheeler's Bookshop
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Centenary Biographical Edition. With the Smith, Elder & Co. title pages. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt titles. xl. extensive introductory section with fold-out plates, 355 pp. B/w illustrations. Tissue-guarded photogravure frontispiece portrait (1863 photograph of Thackeray). Very clean. No inscripti…ons. A handsome edition. VG+.
More imagesPublished by Smith, Elder, & Co., 1899
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Seller: Benson's Books, Sidmouth, DEVON, United KingdomBenson's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. The boards are lightly worn, with scuffing to corners and edges, sunned spine, light stain and soiling marks. No hinge cracks. No Inscriptions. The leaves are tight and in very good condition, with rough trimming to the fore and bottom edges. The pages are generally clean, with some showing light foxi…ng spots. Spotting is more noticeable to the text block edges, with a little dirt and scratching to the gilt top. Measures 20.9 x 14.1 x 4.6cm. 751 pages.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
William Makepeace Thackeray [Biographical Inbtroduction By His Daughter, Ann Ritchie]
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1906
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Century Library Edition. Very good book in brown rigid card covers with very bright gilt titles and decoration to spine and ornate blind stamped foliar decoration to front board; one or two small bumps to edges.Internally very good; owner's name on label to verso of flyleaf and pla…in paper label obscuring previous owner's name to title page; binding sound; no foxing except for some spotting and browning to decorative end papers. A very attractive copy.
The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
William Makepeace Thackeray [Biographical Inbtroduction By His Daughter, Ann Ritchie]
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1906
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Century Library Edition. Near fine book in clean brown rigid card covers with very bright gilt titles and decoration to spine and ornate blind stamped foliar decoration to front board.Internally very good; owner's name to flyleaf; binding tight; no foxing except for fsome spotting…to decorative end papers. A very attractive copy.
The History of Henry Esmond Esq.: a Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
William Makepeace Thackeray [Biographical Inbtroduction By His Daughter, Ann Ritchie]
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1902
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Century Library Edition. Near fine book in clean brown rigid card covers with very bright gilt titles and decoration to spine and ornate blind stamped foliar decoration to front board.Internally very good; owner's name to flyleaf; binding tight; no foxing except for faint browning…to decorative end papers. A very attractive copy.
Published by Smith, Elder & Co., 1910
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Condition: Good. Volume 4.2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN.
Published by Smith, Elder &, Co., 1910
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Condition: Good. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN.
THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY VOLUME VIII (VOL 8)
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY; ANNE RITCHIE (BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION)
Published by SMITH, ELDER AND CO, LONDON, 1900
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Fore edge foxed. Prelims lightly foxed. Ink inscription on title page. Clean throughout. Good. Book.
Published by New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889
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Condition: Gut. Formateinband: Leinen mit Goldschnitt / gebundene Ausgabe IX, 189 S. (24 cm) 1st Edition; Außen teils berieben und etwas kratzspurig; Papier leicht gebräunt, Besitzvermerk auf Vorsatzblatt; sonst in gutem Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1300 [Stichwörter: Brief, Briefe, Briefwechsel, Korrespondenz, B…riefsammlung].
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1924
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BALLADS CRITICAL REVIEWS TALES VARIOUS ESSAYS, LETTERS, SKETCHES, ETC WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR BY LESLIE STEPHEN AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY Vol XIII (13) in THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE with Biographical Introductions By His Daughter, Anne Ritchie
Published by Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1907
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Seller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, United KingdomSue Lloyd-Davies Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. This Biographical Edition is a lovely edn, full of extras. This Edition of The Works was originally published in Thirteen Volumes. This is Volume 13 - Last volume in this set/edition of 13 Volumes. Red cloth covered boards, sl. faded spine, bright gilt titling to spine and bright gilt… lettering to front board, 6 small black spots to rear board, mottling/fading to covers. Hinges sound.NO INSCRIPTIONS. 751pp. Foxing to page edges and to endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. Black and white tissue guarded frontispiece. Internally CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. Contents include; ballads - FAIRY DAYS, PEG OF LIMAVADDY; A DOE IN THE CITY; Love songs made easy - THE MINARET BELLS; SERENADE; MY NORA; five German Ditties; Four Imitations of Beranger; Imitation of Horace etc etc. Uniform with my listings of Vols 7, 9, and 12 in this set.; 107517; 8vo. Illustrated by By Author, Goerge Cruikshank and John Leech (illustrator).
WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THA
Thackeray, William Makepeace 1811-1863|Ritchie, Anne Thackeray 1837-1919
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Thackeray, W: WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THA
Thackeray, William Makepeace; Ritchie, Anne Thackeray; Stephen Sir, Sir Leslie
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were eit…her part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers (1898), New York, 1900
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Xlviii, 752 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Light Wear. 1900 Date On Title Page. Vol Ii Of The Biographical Edition Of The Works In 13 Volumes. Ownership Signature "Fanny Weston Bixby / November 1903 / Los Angeles". Fanny Weston Bixby [Spencer] (1879 - 1930) Was The Youngest Of Nine Surviving Chil…dren Of Jotham Bixby; He Had Arrived In California In 1852 From Maine, Where He And Several Cousins Had Formed Flint, Bixby & Company, Which Acquired Major Landholdings, Including The 27,000-Acre Rancho Los Cerritos In What Is Now Long Beach. Fanny Grew Up Wealthy, And Although She Was An Active Philanthropist, When She Died In 1930 Her $2.5 Million Estate Was The Largest Ever Probated In Orange County Up To That Point. Fanny Grew Up On Rancho Los Cerritos, Of Which Jotham Was The Manager. Later, Fanny's Grandfather, The Prominent Abolitionist And Unitarian Minister George Whitefield Hathaway, Came To Live With The Family. Fanny Bixby Wrote About His Abolitionist Activities, Including Turning His House Into A Station On The Underground Railroad, In Her Pamphlet Entitled How I Became A Socialist. Fanny Bixby Was Educated At The Marlborough School In Los Angeles And The Pomona Preparatory School. She Attended Wellesley College For Three Years But Left Without A Degree. At Wellesley, She Studied Sociology With Emily Greene Balch, Who Would Go On To Win The 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. While Still At Wellesley College, She Worked For A Time At The Denison Settlement House In Boston (Founded By Balch) And The Nurse's Settlement House In San Francisco. On Leaving College, She Moved Back To Long Beach, Where She Donated Money To Various Civic Causes, Including Long Beach's First Hospital (Seaside Hospital), And The Walt Whitman School (Private) And Her Settlement House, Both In The Boyle Heights District On The East-Side Of Los Angeles. She And Her Husband Often Invited Ghetto Youth Of Working Mothers To Stay On Their Farm In Orange County To Divert Them From Gangs And Delinquency. In 1907 She Founded What Is Now Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. She Also Helped Found The Town Of Costa Mesa, California. When Long Beach Formed Its Police Force In 1908, Captain Tom Williams Brought Fanny Bixby Onto The Force Because Of Her Extensive Philanthropic Work In The City. She Was Sworn In As A Special Police Matron On January 1, 1908, Making Her One Of The First Women Police Officers In The Country. Fanny Bixby Worked With The Long Beach Police Force For Four Years. An Admirer Of Leo Tolstoy, Fanny Bixby Was A Socialist And A Pacifist. She Published Some Poetry In The California Socialist Party's Newspaper, The Oakland World, And She Attended At Least One Antiwar Meeting In Pasadena Before The Espionage Act Of 1917 Made It Risky To Speak Out Against The War. Her 1920 Play The Jazz Of Patriotism Was About A Woman Who Is Ostracized For Refusing To Salute The Flag. It Premiered At The Egan Theater (Later The Musart Theater) In Downtown Los Angeles. Fanny Bixby Met Her Future Husband, W. Carl Spencer, At A Socialist Party Meeting In 1917. They Moved To Costa Mesa (Then Named Harper) In 1919, Where They Raised Five Adopted Children And Supported Many Others. The Couple Donated Land To The City For A Park And A Library. A Couple Of Years Before She Died, She Wrote To Her Cousin Sarah Bixby Smith: "I Have Three Lines Of Work, Bringing Up My Foster Children, Helping My Neighbors (Mostly Japanese Farmers) And Banging My Head Against The Stone Wall Of Militarism And Conservatism That Hems Me In." Her Papers Are Housed At The Rancho Los Cerritos Museum. Illustrations Throughout (illustrator).
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