VANITY FAIR : a Novel Without a Hero
by Thackeray William Makepeace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co Limited, 1929. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Thackeray, William Makepeace. With B&W illustrations by Thackeray. Frontis illus, "The Letter before Waterloo". Printed Title Page, dated 1929, followed by facsimilie 1847 title page with vignette illustration of a crowd. Attractive Maroon Full-Leather Prize Binding with Gilt School Badge on front. Gilt Title with Gilt Decoration above. Gilt Lettering & decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers. All page edges Gilt. 746 Pages, 625g, 7 1/2" Tall. Spine faded to light brown colour. Very small closed tear at top corner of spine ( 1/2" long ). Prize Label on Endpaper. No other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
Synopsis
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is William Thackeray's celebrated satirical novel of 19th century British society. Vanity Fair follows the rags-to-riches tale of the captivating and ruthless Becky Sharpe as she navigates her way through London society with fearsome determination and ambition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018521
- Title
- VANITY FAIR : a Novel Without a Hero
- Author
- Thackeray William Makepeace
- Illustrator
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- FICTION/CLASSICS
Terms of Sale
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Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....