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William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair. A Novel Without a Hero....
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William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair. A Novel Without a Hero. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.Large 8vo. With 40 steel engravings on inserted sheets, including the frontispiece and vignette title page, also with numerous woodcut illustrations all by the author. Full green morocco elaborately gilt by Bayntun in the Cosway-style with a miniature portrait of Thackeray inset on the front cover, green ribbon marker, green silk moiré endpapers, all edges gilt; slipcase.
FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE. Conforming to Van Duzer's first issue points with the heading on p. 1 in rustic, the suppressed woodcut of the "Marquis of Steyne" on p. 336, and "Mr. Pitt" for "Sir Pitt" on p. 453.
Condition: Spine sunned; some wear to joints and front joint starting; front hinge starting; ribbon marker frayed and separating but present. Scattered, pale spotting to text and plates.
References: Van Duzer 231; Wolff 6699.
Provenance: Maurice Rosenfeld (bookplate).
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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