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Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848, 1848. Hardcover. Acceptable. First American edition. Octavo. Engraved title, 332 pp., [4 p. ads], 32 plates. Original green cloth, gilt title vignette on front board. Wear and soiling to boards, chipping to spine. Bookplate of Hilda Wilkinson Bartlett. Foxing and toning. Plates browned as expected.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1706280008
- Title
- Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848
- Date Published
- 1848
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Boonsboro, Maryland
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
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