Vanity Fair [With Slipcase]
by Thackeray, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. This is a nice copy of Thackeray's classic story with a Preface and Introduction by Henri de Montherpant. Translated from the French by Havock Ellis. Original publisher's darl blue cloth spine with silver spine lettering over blue decorated paper covered boards. Includes the original gray slipcase which has one tiny tear and separation at the the top open edge. With 200 drawings by the author from original 1848 first edition. Introductions by John T. Winterich and John Sloan. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 374 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
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20759
- Title
- Vanity Fair [With Slipcase]
- Author
- Thackeray, William
- Illustrator
- William Thackeray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Heritage Press, Fiction
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
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