Vanity Fair Vol by William Thackeray (160 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A marvelous, incisive social satire that gleefully exposes the greed and corruption raging in England during the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars through its tracing of the changing fortunes of two unforgettable women. It is a comic masterpiece that still resonates today. "Re-reading Vanity Fair, one realises what a brilliant innovation this was in the English novel," remarked V. S. Pritchett. "Thackeray is like the modern novelists who derive from James and Proust, in his power of dissecting (and of desiccating!) character." Generally considered to be his masterpiece, Vanity Fair is Thackeray's resplendent social satire that exposes the greed and corruption raging in England during the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars. Subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero," it traces the changing fortunes of two unforgettable women: the scheming opportunist Becky Sharp%u2014one of literature's most resourceful, engaging, and amoral heroines%u2014and her foil, the faithful, naive Amelia Sedley. Thackeray's subversive, comic attack on the hypocrisy and "dismal roguery" of an avaricious world resonates 150 years later with implications for our own times. "Thackeray is an urbane nineteenth-century guide and commentator in a portrait gallery that is for all time," observed Louis Auchincloss. "He is the restless inhabitant of a prudish age, nostalgic, discursive, anecdotal, sentimental, worldly-wise, now warning us, now making fun of us, now reproving us . Thackeray's harshest criticism of humanity is simply the point where ours commences. His perception of self-interest in every act is the ABC of modem psychology." Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 415, 402 pp. The front hinge is weak, held only by the webbing. A few signatures have come loose and are laid in. The spine covering is scuffed at the head and foot. The binding is square, and the text is clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Small maroon cloth hardcover. Light signs of age and wear. We ship fast. Piffard, Harold (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair - Cash. No Jacket. Vibrant red hardbound covers with gold gilt lettering on spine. PO name on inside ffep. Illustration in yellow on inside front and back covers. Heavy water soiling to top and side edging/pages. Minor water soiling to bottom corner. Back cover is rippled. Binding is secure. Tissue guarded picture. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dark green cloth boards, gilt lettering on spinecover, light rubbed to edges. Front inside hinge weak. Pages faintly tanning, no markings in text, binding sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Good +. Moderate wear to covers, light fading, bookplate on pastedown. Volume I of this work, illustrated with drawings. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: G+. No Jacket. 450 pp., green boards w/gold lettering on spine and front cover, spine shellfworn, chocolate brown endpapers, frontis portrait of author, lovely illustration on title page, illustrations throughout text. ID# OR34. Thackeray, William Makepeace (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SC/ Soft Leather - HC - Full green leather with gilt lettering and gilt leaf decor on spine. Rubbing/Bumping to extremities. Some white scuff marks to cover board. Gilt top-edge. Green marbled endpapers. Frontis w/ tissue guard. Clean Interior. No markings. N.D.S. Bright pages. 784pp. 16mo. --Dave B. Box 7.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. GOOD / NO DUST JACKET. 392 pages. Volume 2 of a two part series. Text is clean, pages are toned with some staining noted. Partial green leather board with gold lettering on the spine. Cover is worn on the edges and spine, with general wear consistent with its age. Binding and hinges are firm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. GOOD / NO DUST JACKET. 407 pages. Volume 1 of a two part series. Text is clean, pages are toned with some staining noted. Partial green leather board with gold lettering on the spine. Cover is worn on the edges and spine, with general wear consistent with its age. Front hinge starting to separate, binding intact.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. There is no DJ. Cover is decorative rusty brown cloth on boards. The edges and corners are well worn and inside hinges are weak on both books. Both front & back covers has white spottiing on them from dampness. Spine is worn and spotted rusty brown cloth with gold gilt lettering. Pages are clean and tight. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Various (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Solid binding. This book is severely edgeworn. Heavily shelf worn. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. 350pp, illus., top & bottom edges of spine worn, w/ small piece of cloth missing at top, bottom corners slightly bumped, slight wear ot cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York, 1917; green cloth covered boards; mild shelf wear; top edges gilt; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 422 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York, 1917; green cloth covered boards; mild shelf wear; top edges gilt; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 407 pages.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Black CLOTH thin HARDCOVERS (LIMP). VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT.; GOLD TITLES SPINE SHIELD LOGO. AN ESSPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE BINDING FOR THIS POPULAR SERIES.GOLD SPINE TITLES INSIDE 5 RAISED BANDS.SPINE SHOWS GOLD VE RI TAS (shield), Author, spine # & "COLLIER".COVER SHOWS BLIND EMBOSED 1" SHIELD.GOLD TOP EDGE With DECORATED ENDPAPERS SAILING SHIPS, TALL CHURCH SPIRES, WHITE CLOUDS.ALL GREEN INK ON WHITE ENDPAPERS. SINGLE VOLUME PART OF A NICE S E T. ; 422pg pages. Illustrated by THACKERAY'S HOUSE Frontis Ilust (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 196 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Vol.I-Vol.II. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Two parts in one book, thus unpaginated. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Glued binding. Green cloth bound. Gold gilt lettering on spine. 373 p. illus. 20 cm. Includes Illustrations. Some pages have staining.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear; spine cover teating. Erase marks on back end page. Good condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.