The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Wolfe, Tom
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine /Fine/protected in Mylar
- Seller
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Barstow, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Farrar Straus and Company. This is Tom Wolfe's 11th book and some say at his best It is a unique copy being inscribed to a famous NY lamp designer on the front free endpaper, Wolfe has noted: "My hat (drawing of a hat] is off to Ruth Vitow with many thanks Tom Wolfe." Wolfe has drawn a hat about 3 and 1/2 inches by 3 and a 1/2 inches including the expression of diaganal lines to show brightness or movement - and colored in the hat band and rim in green - filling it in light green crayon in those spots. A very flourishing Caligraphy and extremely outstanding large signature. In fact, The inscription and drawing take up the whole page. . Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition, 12th Printing. 1988.
Synopsis
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The book is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City. It focuses on three characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow. Sherman McCoy, a self-appointed 'Master of the Universe,' has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment, and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians, and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. The Bonfire of the Vanities is a caustic satire on the money-feverish Eighties. This exuberant novel cemented Wolfe's reputation as the foremost chronicler of his age. The novel was originally created as a serial in the style of Charles Dickens' writings, running 27 installments in Rolling Stone starting in 1984. The novel was a bestseller and an incredible success often noted as one of Wolfe’s greatest works.
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Stark
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046366
- Title
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- Author
- Wolfe, Tom
- Illustrator
- Wolfe, Tom (Special)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine/protected in Mylar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 12th Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- RARE - SIGNED LITERATURE THOMAS WOLFE
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