Thackeray, William Makepeace

Vanity Fair. A novel without a Hero

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Frontispiece, xvi, 624p. Contemporary quarter green morocco over marbled boards with a richly gilt spine. First edition, first issue with the rustic title on page one, the suppressed woodcut of the Marquis of Steyne, and Mr. Pitt for Sir Pitt on page 453. On the Grolier Club's list of "One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature". Corners unfortunately a little bumped and rubbed, otherwise internally a fresh clean copy in a very attractive binding. Item #2393

Price: $475.00