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[Baumer, Illus.] Thackeray, William Makepeace VANITY FAIR London Hodder and Stoughton 1913

First edition thus. Illustrated with twenty tipped-in color plates by Lewis Baumer. 4to, publisher's original olive-grey cloth, the spine calligraphically lettered in gilt, the cover featuring similar gilt letterng and a gilt oval frame surrounding a color paste-down picture of Becky Sharp. xviii, 483. A fresh and bright copy of this very beautiful book, the olive-grey cloth with only a touch of mellowing.

VERY HANDSOME AND PLEASING FIRST EDITION. An uncommonly nice copy of this edition of VANITY FAIR. Baumer's illustrations are perfectly spirited to Thackeray's story. 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. Though prior being well published, largely in Punch, 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. One would be hard pressed to find a more attractive rendering of it.

$US450

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