Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero

by William Makepeace Thackeray

$5,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition, first issue: with the suppressed woodcut on p.336 and the title on p. 1 in rustic type. 1 vols. 8vo. Full red morocco gilt, with floral onlays at corners, gilt turn-ins, blue morocco doublures with elaborate floral cornerpieces, Cosway style miniature portrait inside upper cover, a.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. CLoth folding box. Rubbing to upper joint. Van Duzer 230; Grolier English 87. Item #346866

• Binding: Leather

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