The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe [FIRST EDITION] 1987 • 2nd Printing • FSG • Mint

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

FIRST BOOK CLUB PRINTING [1987] FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.

Beautiful near mint first with some very mild shelf wear to jacket.  Ships in a new HQ jacket protector!

Book itself is pristine; small scuff mark to front boards and a tiny surface nick to rear.  

Pages look and read like new. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow.

The novel was originally conceived as a serial in the style of Charles Dickens' writings: It ran in 27 installments in Rolling Stone starting in 1984. Wolfe heavily revised it before it was published in book form. The novel was a bestseller and a phenomenal success, even in comparison with Wolfe's other books. It has often been called the quintessential novel of the 1980s.