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William Makepeace Thackeray, 1848
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Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1848
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863). Vanity Fair. A Novel Without a Hero. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.
First edition in book form of a landmark of Victorian literature, extra-illustrated with 12 original watercolours by Joseph Clayton Clark, known as "Kyd." 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.
Two volumes, octavo. Ad leaf for The Great Hoggarty Diamond bound at beginning of vol. 1. Steel-engraved additional title, 40 black-and-white plates, numerous wood-engraved vignettes in-text after Thackeray, extra-illustrated with 12 watercolors by Kyd (occasional spots, some light toning). Blue morocco gilt by W. Root and Son (hinges nearly repaired, spines sunned).
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1848
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863). Vanity Fair. A Novel Without a Hero. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.
First edition in book form of a landmark of Victorian literature, extra-illustrated with 12 original watercolours by Joseph Clayton Clark, known as "Kyd." 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.
Two volumes, octavo. Ad leaf for The Great Hoggarty Diamond bound at beginning of vol. 1. Steel-engraved additional title, 40 black-and-white plates, numerous wood-engraved vignettes in-text after Thackeray, extra-illustrated with 12 watercolors by Kyd (occasional spots, some light toning). Blue morocco gilt by W. Root and Son (hinges nearly repaired, spines sunned).
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