Vanity Fair
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Vanity Fair

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).