THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863). Vanity Fair. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. 8vo (207 x 130 mm). 1pp. publisher 's advertisement, engraved frontispiece, title and 38 plates, wood-engraved illustrations. 20th-century navy morocco gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, the rest gilt-decorated, turn-ins gilt, top edge gilt, STAMP-SIGNED BY RIVIERE & SON. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM FIRST ISSUE with the suppressed woodcut of the "Marquis of Steyne" on p.336, the heading on page one in rustic type, "Mr. Pitt" for "Sir Pitt" on p.45. Grolier English 87; Van Duzer 231. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois