Chart I—Vanity Fair Printing
Schedule
Basically there were six printings of Vanity Fair: The
original printing, 1 January 1847 through 1 July 1848; a second
comprehensive printing in July, 1848; a third in September, 1848; a fourth
in February, 1849; the fifth was scattered out over the years 1854 to 1857;
and the sixth was scattered through 1861 to 1864. In addition numbers 1,
3, and 7-13 were printed an extra time in 1847-48, and numbers 2-4, 7, and
19-20 were printed an extra time in 1864-65. Thus, numbers 3 and 7 were
printed eight times; numbers 1, 2, 4, 8-13 and 19-20 were printed seven
times; the rest only six.
| Part |
1st Printing |
2nd Printing |
3rd Printing |
4th Printing |
5th Printing |
6th Printing |
7th Printing |
8th Printing |
| # |
Mon/Yr: Size |
Mon/Yr: Size |
Mon/Yr: Size |
Mon/Yr: Size |
Mon/Yr: Size |
Mon/Yr: Size |
Mon/Yr: Size |
Mon/Yr: Size |
| 1 |
12/46: 5000 |
Same: 2000 |
7/48: 1250 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
11/54: 500 |
5/61: 500 |
None |
| 2 |
1/47: 6000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/55: 500 |
12/63: 250 |
6/65: 250 |
None |
| 3 |
2/47: 5000 |
6/48: 500 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/55: 500 |
12/63: 250 |
6/64: 250 |
| 4 |
3/47: 5000 |
7/48: 1250 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/55: 500 |
12/63: 250 |
6/64: 250 |
None |
| 5 |
4/47: 5000 |
7/48: 1250 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
9/56: 500 |
2/64: 250 |
None |
None |
| 6 |
5/47: 5000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
11/54: 500 |
5/61: 500 |
None |
None |
| 7 |
6/47: 4000 |
1/48: 1000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/55: 500 |
12/63: 250 |
6/65: 250 |
| 8 |
7/47: 4000 |
1/48: 1000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/56: 500 |
1/64: 500 |
None |
| 9 |
8/47: 4000 |
2/48: 1000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/57: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
| 10 |
9/47: 4000 |
2/48: 1000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/57: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
| 11 |
10/47: 4000 |
3/48: 1000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/57: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
| 12 |
11/47: 4500 |
3/48: 500 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/57: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
| 13 |
12/47: 4500 |
3/48: 500 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/57: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
| 14 |
1/48: 5000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/57: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
None |
| 15 |
2/48: 5000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/57: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
None |
| 16 |
3/48: 5000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
8/56: 500 |
2/64: 250 |
None |
None |
| 17 |
4/48: 5000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
8/56: 500 |
2/64: 250 |
None |
None |
| 18 |
5/48: 5000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
8/56: 500 |
2/64: 250 |
None |
None |
| 19 |
| 20 |
6/48: 5000 |
7/48: 1000 |
9/48: 1500 |
2/49: 2000 |
2/55: 500 |
1/64: 500 |
4/64: 500 |
None |
TOTALS per number: 1 = 12750; 2 = 11500; 3 = 11000; 4 =
10750; 5 through 18 = 10500 each; 19/20 = 11000
