THACKERAY, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848, 8°, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM with "Mr. Pitt" on page 453 but without the suppressed woodcut on page 336, 40 engraved plates (lightly spotted), wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments (lightly rubbed) [Van Duzer 231] Provenance: Frederick W. Sim (armorial bookplate and signature); and 20 other miscellaneous books including Le Sage's The Adventures of Gil Blas (3 volumes, 1819). (21)