Vanity Fair - A Novel without a Hero
by Thackeray, William Makepeace ( edited, with an introduction by George Sainsbury )
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket - as issued
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press Book. Good. Full-Leather. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 4 x 6.75"; 885 pages; green leather, with gilt title to spine. edges are worn, and spine is lightly faded; a good tight clean copy with 193 illustrations and illustrated endpapers. Not dated, but appears c1914..
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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- Title
- Vanity Fair - A Novel without a Hero
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace ( edited, with an introduction by George Sainsbury )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - as issued
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Novel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novel;
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