The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. By Dr. Goldsmith.
by GOLDSMITH, [Oliver]
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- Hardcover
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THE FIRST AMERICAN ILLUSTRATED EDITION
GOLDSMITH, [Oliver]. [ANDERSON, Alexander, illustrator]. The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. By Dr. Goldsmith. Two volumes in one. 12mo, contemporary tree calf (rebacked, corners rubbed), old leather label, pp. 252 + 4 wood engraved plates by Anderson (including frontispiece). New-York: Printed by James Oram for Christian Brown, 1803.
First American illustrated edition; first New York edition in any form. Excellent copy. Hamilton, on page xxxiii in his preface to vol. 1, states that these cuts were some of the better known of Anderson's work. Reprinted twice more by Oram in 1807. Oval hand decorated early bookplate of one "Elen Thompson", and bookseller's label on free half of front endpaper advertising "Lottery Tickets Sold at the Book Store of Thomas & Whipple, Market Square, Newburyport." OCLC locates 7 copies (NYPL; UCLA; Yale; AAS; Harvard; Princeton; Rutgers). Very good copy. Pomeroy, Alexander Anderson 122. Hamilton 222. Muir, Victorian Illustrated Books, p. 251. Shaw & Shoemaker 4292.
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- Howard S. Mott, Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1337
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. By Dr. Goldsmith.
- Author
- GOLDSMITH, [Oliver]
- Illustrator
- Alexander Anderson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Illustrated Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Oram
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1803
- Pages
- 252
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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