Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Handsome edition of Thackeray's enduring satirical novel telling the story of a social climber against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. With illustrations by Robin Jacques. Bound in artificial silk Lacks slipcase but in protective jacket. Slight toning to spine, but less so than is common with this edition. Contents clean and prim. Very good.
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
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006087
- Title
- Vanity Fair
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- attractive_bindings, fiction, literature, english
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Folio Society;
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...