VANITY FAIR
by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
LONDON: COLLINS CLEAR TYPE PRESS, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. HAROLD PIFFARD. CIRCA 1920 (UNKNOWN), 381 PAGES, SOFT SUPPLE BURGUNDY LEATHER WITH SMALL CALF GRAIN, ORNATE GILT GOLD STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE & PUBLISHER DETAILED BY DESIGN WORK, GOLD GILT TOP LEAF EDGE, PHOTOGRAVURE IMAGES. DIMENSIONS: 6" X 4" X 3/4". CONDITION: VERY GOOD; SPINE EDGE AT TOP NEATLY CHIPPED DOWN TO LEAF EDGE, SPINE EDGE AT BOTTOM BUMPED WITH A COUPLE OF TINY TEARS, CORNERS BUMPED/RUBBED, SPINE TIGHT, INTERIOR PAGES BRIGHT AND CLEAN, VERY VERY FAINT LIGHT BROWING OF PAGES.
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
- De Coux and Associates Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000046
- Title
- VANITY FAIR
- Author
- WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
- Illustrator
- HAROLD PIFFARD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- COLLINS CLEAR TYPE PRESS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Classics, Regency
- Size
- 16mo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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Crockett, California
About De Coux and Associates Books
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...