THACKERAY, William Makepeace.
Vanity Fair. A Novel Without A Hero.
London, Bradbury and Evans, 1848.
All but one of the first issue points present, with the suppressed woodcut of the Marquis of Steyne on p.336, with 'Mr. Pitt for 'Sir Pitt' on p.453 and the rustic heading on p.1. However the preliminary advertisement leaf has been removed when rebound therefore the final issue point is not present.
First edition, first issue; Royal 8vo (21 x 14 cm); frontispiece and a further 38 steel engraved plates and a further 150 woodcut illustrations within text, some light spotting throughout (as usual with age), primarily to plates though none affecting clearness or quality, occasional mark or smudge throughout, primarily marginal and none affecting legibility of text, otherwise a very good first edition; finely-bound by Bayntun Riviere, modern full red morocco with one-line gilt-panelled border, spine in 6 compartments with gilt lettering to second and third, gilt decoration to others, gilt ribs and dentelles, marble endpapers, all edges gilt, some general light signs of wear to extremities, spine slightly faded, else very good; [xvi], 624pp
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