Select Works of Oliver Goldsmith Comprising The Vicar of Wakefield, Plays and Poems
by GOLDSMITH, Oliver [1728-1774]
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901. Full Leather. Very Good. Octavo. Pp. xii, 434. Bound in contemporary full maroon calf, with a large central gilt crest of Rugby School with the motto "Orando Laborando" (by prayer and work), bordered by double gilt fillets framing a wavy blind roll and blind-stamped corner pieces, gilt-rolled edges. Spine elaborately gilt in compartments between raised bands, morocco lettering piece, gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. Rugby presentation bookplate on pastedown, but overall a fine, well-preserved copy, with the spine gilt still bright and crisp. With a bibliographical introduction by Alfred W. Pollard, the present collection contains, besides "The Vicar of Wakefield", five plays, including "She Stoops to Conquer", and all of Goldsmith's miscellaneous poems.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34257
- Title
- Select Works of Oliver Goldsmith Comprising The Vicar of Wakefield, Plays and Poems
- Author
- GOLDSMITH, Oliver [1728-1774]
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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