VANITY FAIR. A Novel Without A Hero. With an Introduction by John T. Winterich.

First of the Easton Collector's Edition. Illustrated with 200 drawings made by the author for the first edition and with a colour frontispiece portrait by Barbara Sparks. Large 8vo, bound in the publisher's original blue leather, the covers fully gilt in an all-over design, the spine with raised bands separating the compartments, the compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt, silk doublures and endleaves, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker. 759 pp. A pristine copy, as mint.

Edizione: first of the collector's edition. the novel, first published in 1848 is an important work of 19th century literature. thackeray used the novel’s napoleonic era and it’s setting within a worldly society to mirror the society of his own with great success. this was thackeray’s first novel of significance. it cemented his position within the canon of 19th century writers and still remains his most famous and popular. <br> though thackeray never became the salon artist he had aimed at being, he was an excellent draftsman and illustrated many of his own books. they add exceeding charm to the volume.