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The Traveller. (With Etchings by M. M. Taylor)
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. M. M. Taylor. The Traveller; or, a Prospect of Society (originally published in 1764) is a philosophical poem by Oliver Goldsmith. In heroic verse of an Augustan style it discusses the causes of happiness and unhappiness in nations. It was the work which first made Goldsmith's name, and is still considered a classic of mid-18th-century poetry (taken from wikipedia). This edition, published over a century after the original, contains etchings by M. M. Taylor who was a prominent artist in Philadelphia during the late 19th century. Tree calf leather binding with gilt design near edges and spine along with gilt lettering. Marbled endpages. The tree calf leather is well worn near the top and bottom edges of both covers. Gold page edges. Binding is tight. Illustrated with six black and white etchings, including one on the frontispiece. This book is free from writing or marginalia within, and shows minimal foxing/staining. 47 pp. More images available upon request. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 064143
- Title
- The Traveller. (With Etchings by M. M. Taylor)
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Illustrator
- M. M. Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1889
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, John Newbery, 18th Century, 19th Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marginalia
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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