Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Unjackected In Slipcase
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
1931 two voume hardcover set in slipcase as pictured. A beautifully made limited edition set, number 1428/1500, signed by the illustrator John Austen with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Includes 20 gorgeous full page tinted pen and ink illustrations by John Austen. Quarter bound in patterned paper and purple cloth with gold stamping on spine. Boards are clean with slight fading over spine. Patterned endpapers. Rough cut text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Slipcase is tanned and shows wear at edges. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OB4
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
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2907
- Title
- Vanity Fair
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Illustrator
- John Austen
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Unjackected In Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Limited Editions Club
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford UIniversity Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 774
- Size
- 7.5x11.25
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classics, G. K. Chesterton, John Austen
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic lit;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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