Vanity Fair; with Critical Appreciations Old and New
by W.M. Thackeray
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cedric Chivers, 1919. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1919. No Edition Remarks. 699 pages. Quarter bound red leather with red cloth covered boards. Book has been rebound. Date taken from copyright information to publication page. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Light water staining to top edges of pages. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Leather peeling to spine, with scuffing and scratches overall. Stained marking to boards. Book is forward leaning.
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
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1648018072MHP
- Title
- Vanity Fair; with Critical Appreciations Old and New
- Author
- W.M. Thackeray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cedric Chivers
- Date Published
- 1919
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.