VANITY FAIR: A NOVEL WITHOUT A HERO
by Thackeray, William Makepeace (novel); Thayer, Lee (cover design)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1893. Handsome edition of Thackeray's well-loved satirical novel of early 19th-century British society. Basis for numerous film adaptations, most recently Mira Nair's 2004 film starring Reese Witherspoon. First One-Volume Edition by Crowell. Octavo (21cm); emerald green cloth, with titling and peacock feather motif stamped in gilt and blue on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; engraved frontispiece and illustrated title page, with 16 plates of illustrations; vi, 342pp. Decorative gift bookplate (unfilled) of the Harriet Brown Hatton Memorial Circulating Library to front endpaper, with partial ownership label of Mr. Horace B. Hatton applied upside down to rear pastedown; base of spine gently nudged, else a tight, Fine copy, with the decorative elements bright and unrubbed.
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
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2282
- Title
- VANITY FAIR: A NOVEL WITHOUT A HERO
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace (novel); Thayer, Lee (cover design)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Tight
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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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...