Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero (in Two Volumes)
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (No Dust Jacket)
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Jefferson Press, n.d.. Cloth. Very Good (No Dust Jacket). ca. 1910. 8vo, top edge gilt, 550 + 558 pp., frontis., illustrations by the author. Both volumes have extremities bumped and rubbed, minor handling and soiling to covers, page edges tanned; front hinge of Vol. I cracked.
Synopsis
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is William Thackeray's celebrated satirical novel of 19th century British society. Vanity Fair follows the rags-to-riches tale of the captivating and ruthless Becky Sharpe as she navigates her way through London society with fearsome determination and ambition.
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- ANTHOLOGY BOOKSELLERS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15154
- Title
- Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero (in Two Volumes)
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (No Dust Jacket)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jefferson Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- n.d.
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- Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Cloth
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