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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero
by THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
USA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. William Thackeray. Type: Hardback Hardcover Franklin Center Edition in Near Fine Condition, with Illustrations by the Author. No Jacket as issued. A classic work of 19th century English Literature, a satirical epic of love and social adventure. This edition (1848) includes a selection of four wood engravings and all thirty-nine of the steel-engraved plates which Thackeray did for the first edition of his novel. They exemplify the whole comfortable world of Victorian upper-middle class England. There is gentle satire warmed by humor and love of life. The burgundy leatherette binding is decorated with gilt design on front, hubbed spine with gilt decorations within. The binding is very clean and unmarked. There is a gentle bump to the lower front corner and a faint scuff to the lower rear corner. All edges gilt. Internals are as new. An exquisite volume. 679 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. The Franklin Library, 1924, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, USA
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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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022476
- Title
- Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero
- Author
- THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
- Illustrator
- William Thackeray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, ENGLISH-19TH CENTURY;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. Classics;
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