The Bonfire of the Vanities

Tom Wolfe. First edition, stated third printing. New York: Farrah, Straus and Giroux, 1987. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. No writing or markings found in this well preserved copy, 569 pp. 

Wolfe's novel is set in 1980's New York City. It’s a sharp, sprawling critique of Wall Street greed, racial tensions, media sensationalism, and class divisions.

It’s seen as a defining novel of its era, often compared to works by Dickens and Thackeray for its panoramic scope.