Vanity Fair, a Novel Without a Hero. Illustrationd by the author.
by THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bradbury and Evans, London, 1849. Frontispiece, extra engraved title, plates & illustrations. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches), 624-pages. Contemporary full tan calf, sides gilt ruled, spine gilt in compartments with burgundu lettering piece, all edges marbled. Armorial bookplate. Scuff to upper cover, plates foxed but largely marginal.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21978
- Title
- Vanity Fair, a Novel Without a Hero. Illustrationd by the author.
- Author
- THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans, London, 1849.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Bristow and Garland
Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...