Pre-owned, appears to be unused, no torn, bent, or marked pages. Price clipped from inside corner of dust jacket. A little foxing to top edge of dust jacket. First Printing 1987 stated on copyright page. Hardcover format and dust jacket make it a durable and beautiful addition to any book collection The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 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.