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The Traveller, The Deserted Village, And Other Poems
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: John Sharpe / C.Wittingham, 1817. Early Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The Traveller, The Deserted Village, and Other Poems by Oliver Goldsmith, printed for John Sharpe by C. Whittingham in 1817.. Twelvemo, 154pp. Patterned red morocco, ornately trimmed in gilt. Title stamped in gilt on tan morocco label affixed to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, decorative gilt turn-ins. Bound by Ingalton in Eton. Solid text block, faint soiling to covers, occasional foxing throughout. Illustrated with engravings after drawings by Richard Westall. A near fine example. Housed in a custom slipcase covered in marbled paper.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13358
- Title
- The Traveller, The Deserted Village, And Other Poems
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Illustrator
- The Traveller, The Deserted Village, and Other Poems by Oliver Goldsmith, printed for John Sharpe by C. Whittingham in 1817.
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- John Sharpe / C.Wittingham
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1817
- Keywords
- first edition Oliver Goldsmith, Vicar of Wakefield, poetical works goldsmith, the works of oliver goldsmith, arthur rackham, moral lectures goldsmith,
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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