Vanity Fair A Novel Without a Hero
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Smith, Elder and Co, 1890. Cloth. Good. 9" by 5.5". None. Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847-48, satirising society in early 19th-century Britain. Illustrated throughout with engravings. 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. Previous owner's ink inscription to front pastedown. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound but with some wear to extremities and slight loss to head and tail of spine and with marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout with only the odd slight mark and offsetting from inscription to following page. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN34-G-5
- Title
- Vanity Fair A Novel Without a Hero
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Thackeray Vanity Fair Victorian Satire Vanity Fair
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...