Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero

by William Makepeace Thackeray

$7,200 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First edition. With engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page, 38 engraved plates, and numerous engravings on steel and textual wood illustrations by the author. xvi, 624 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in full red morocco, with oval Cosway-style portrait on the upper cover, a.e.g., by Aspreys. Skilfully rebacked preserving spine. Fine. Van Duzer 230; Grolier English 87. Item #312925

• Binding: Leather

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