The Traveller, The Deserted Village and Other Poems by Goldsmith, Oliver; Illustrated by Richard Westall, R. A - 1889

London: Macmillan and Co, Limited, 1937. Second printing of the First Edition, 1937. Finely bound in signed Sangorski & Sutcliffe polished blue calf binding for W. Robinson Co. Back decorated in gilt with two red morocco labels lettered in gilt and gilt tail date, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, ribbon marker, frontispiece photo of bust of Kipling. Near Fine, slight rubbing at edges and corners. . Second Printing. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. First Edition in book form; 1st issue, with "actresses" for "ancestress" on page 207, volume I, and last two chapters of volume 1 misnumbered. Vol. I published 1858, Vol. II, 1859. Illustrated by the author with frontispieces, extra engraved title pages, in text illustrations and all 44 further plates as called for. Very Good, in contemporary half green morocco over green buckram boards, the back with gilt tooled decorations and lettering, marbled end papers, and edges,internally quite lovely with only a few plates with scattered toning, light rubbing to leather at tips. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. British author, soldier, poet, historian and philosopher, (1882-1648). One of an unnumbered edition limited to 1000 copies, 600 for England and 400 for America. Near Fine in half calf over marbled boards, with matching marbled end papers, back and top gilt, Near Fine, light rubbing at edges, interior clean and bright. The bookplate of Paul Steinbrecher front paste down. . Limited Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co., 1893. A lovely example of late 19th century fine American binding. Bound in half white and half baby blue linen, inticately tooled in gilt front cover and spine, patterned floral end papers, top edge gilt. Illustrated. Very Good Plus, small chips at top edge front end paper, light soiling to linen covers. prior owner name in ink front end page, a few spots of toning to frontis illustration. The two blank front end pages each with full page manuscript in pencil, the firtst dated Dec. 2nd, 1894, the 2nd, Dec. 2nd, 1944. The first speaks of the value of these poems "to stretch to suit a great grief, and shrink to fit a small one", and the 2nd, a poem by an unknown author that clearly relates to a WW II loss. . Later Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Constable and Company, 1928. Two volumes in publisher's original black cloth, gilt lettering at spines. top edges gilt, the bookplates of The Pacific-Union Club of San Francisco. Near Fine, no jackets, top corners bumped Vol. I. Each volume with engraved frontispiece portrait and with one additional engraved portrait. A rather uncommon title, this a quite handsome set. . New Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. In contemporary fine binding, signed "Bound by Launder", half morocco over marbled boards, matching marbled end pages, back with gilt lettering, tail date and ornate decorations in gilt, top edge gilt. Very Good, light wear at spine ends and fore edges. 464 pp, with illustrations by the author. First appeared as a serialization in "Harper's Magazine", this First American Edition is the first edition in book form. . First American Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: L. Curmer, 1841. In contemporary fine binding signed J. Kelly Binders Gower Place. John Kelly (? -1861) was at Gower Place 1836-1841. Bound in full red morocco, tooled in gilt interlacing floral designs, the covers with a gilt rule border with triple rule inner border with floral decoration-s at corners, the front cover with a central gilt tooled crest bearing the motto Dum Spiro Spero and the head of a loon. All edges gilt. Very Good, wear at all edges and joints, darkening to morocco at edges, small label of noted book collector Frederick Spiegelberg front paste down. small chip bottom corner p. 159, scattered light toning. Copiously illustrated in the text by Honore Daumier, Gagniet, Gavarni, Grandville , Malapeau, Meissonier, Pauquet, Penguilly, Raymond Pelez, and Trimolet. Pencil note indicates that 30 of the illustrations were by Daumier. "The French painted by themselves" .. First Edition. Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: William Pickering, 1853. Three volumes in contemporary signed Edmonston & Douglas binding. Crushed dark brown morocco, all edges gilt, the period bookplates of Thos. A Mathieson. Very Good, wear at joints and edges, frontispiece portrait in Vol. I stained. small chips at bottom edge Vol. III, . First Edition. Crushed Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1900. This edition SCARCE. Photographic frontispiece, 2-page facsimile, numerous illustrations. Publisher's original green decorated cloth gilt, top edge gilt. Very Good, end pages uniformly toned, lacking front blank end page, small rubs to cloth at tips, faint discoloration rear board, front hinge just starting. . Lovely turn of the century binding. . New Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

No Place (California): Albion Press , 1970. SCARCE in current commerce. Near Fine, tiny bottom corner crease. 31 unnumbered pages / Poems accompanied by Chinese character woodcuts representing titles. WorldCat locates 7 institutions with holdings of this 1970 First Edition, there was a reprint edition published by Unity Press of San Francisco in 1972. One of the few books published under this imprint, A SCARCE California imprint. . First Printing. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.