Vanity Fair
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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About This Item
undated circa 1890 half leather with marbled boards. externally just about good, Leather scuffed and rubbed, bumped to corners, and split along front spine top and lower edge, inner front hinge cracked but binding remains sound. Gilt titles and decoration to spine rubbed way. Internally good to very good and very clean throughout. Marbled end papers
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
- Andrew James Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5593
- Title
- Vanity Fair
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Half leather with marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John W Lovell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- vanity fair half leather american edition thackeray,
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...