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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero. [Cosway].
by Thackeray, William Makepeace [Cosway]
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition, first issue of Thackeray's masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full red morocco by Bayntun Riviere in Cosway-style binding with a miniature portrait of Thackeray inset into the front panel, engraved frontispiece, engraved additional title, and 38 engraved plates, spine in gilt compartments, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, ivory silk doublures. The first issue, with the headline on page one in rustic type; "Mr. Pitt" on page 453; and the suppressed woodcut of Mr. Steyne on page 336. Van Duzer 231. In fine condition. An exceptional example. Vanity Fair was Thackeray's first major work and established his continued high standing among Victorian novelists. "After that book [Vanity Fair] there could be no doubt about the greatness of its writer... at last the novel of real life on the great scale has been discovered" (Saintsbury, in Groiler, English Prose Fiction, 102). "As Thackeray's masterpiece this novel has outlasted the great majority of his work... The Waterloo scenes been bettered, and the author's famed irony still stings" (Farrow, 50). It has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations, most recently into the 2004 film directed by Mira Nair, starring Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Bob Haskins.
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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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69017
- Title
- Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero. [Cosway].
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace [Cosway]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- Vanity Fair First Edition, William Thackeray First Edition
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Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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