Vanity Fair, a Novel Without a Hero. 2 Vols. [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR]

Thackeray, William Makepeace; G. K. Chesterton (introduction); John Austen (illustrator). Vanity Fair, a Novel Without a Hero. 2 Vols. [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR]. Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1931. First edition thus. Quarto. (2),xx,365,(1); (8),(367)-772,(2)pp. Dust jackets with illustrated paper spine labels and L.E.C. bookplates on front covers. Lavender half-cloth, gilt lettered spines, over patterned boards. Illustrated with 20 colored plates by John Austen. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies (this is #109), signed on the limitation leaf by John Austen. Bottom edge and fore-edge of text block untrimmed and slightly foxed. Front free endpapers partially browned. Previous owner’s bookplates on front pastedowns. Dust jackets with minor edge wear and spines age toned. Lacking the publisher’s slipcase. Very good. Hardcover. (50438) $95