THE TRAVELLER, THE DESERTED VILLAGE and Other Poems ( The Poems of Goldsmith )
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
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About This Item
London: John Sharpe, 1827. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Westall, Richard. Engraved Illustrations by Richard Westall. Illustrated Title Page "The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith, Dated 1827" followed by Printed Title Page, Dated 1826. "The Traveller" and "The Deserted Village" each have an Illustrated Title Page and 1 other Engraved Plate. "The Hermit" has an Engraved Title Page (6 Illustrations in total). "Critical Observations" (23 Pages) precede the Poetry. Contemporary Black Full-Leather Binding with 4 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title in Red Ground in 2nd Compartment with Gilt Decoration filling the others. Blind-Tooled design to Leather (like a basket weave) on front and rear, with Gilt Linear Perimeter. Endpapers and All Page Edges Marbled. 154 Pages, 220g, 6 1/2" Tall. Some wear to Leather ( mainly around spine, see photos). Front free endpaper missing. Previous owner's name on blank preliminary page. Pages in very good, clean condition, only a very occasional small spot of foxing. Plateshave a little light foxing, mainly marginal. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014616
- Title
- THE TRAVELLER, THE DESERTED VILLAGE and Other Poems ( The Poems of Goldsmith )
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Illustrator
- Westall, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/POETRY/ENGLISH, IRISH, SCOTTISH, WELSH/OLIVER GOLDSMITH
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