VANITY FAIR A Novel Without a Hero Easton Press
by THACKERAY, William Makepeace
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Richford, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. Illustrated by the authoe. Collector;s edition. Bound in original black genuine full leather. Publisher's bookplate. Moire endpapers. Silk ribbon place marker. Decoration and lettering stamped in gilt.. Four raised bands. Publisher's bookplate. 759 pages.Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847-48, satirizing society in early 19th-century Britain. The book's title comes from John Bunyan's allegorical story The Pilgrim's Progress, first published in 1678 and still widely read at the time of Thackeray's novel. Vanity fair refers to a stop along the pilgrim's progress: a never-ending fair held in a town called Vanity, which is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things. The novel is now considered a classic, and has inspired several film adaptations
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- Bookseller
- Livres Norrois (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133676
- Title
- VANITY FAIR A Novel Without a Hero Easton Press
- Author
- THACKERAY, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9&fra
- Keywords
- Literature, Decorated Binding, Full Leather,
- Bookseller catalogs
- English books;
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Livres Norrois
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Richford, Vermont
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