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THE WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. Edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A.
by Goldsmith Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1854. 4 volumes. The First Edition in which the author's works appear together exactly as the author left them, also the most complete edition of Goldsmith's works gathered up to the time. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait in volume one and engraved title page vignettes in each volume . 12mo, handsomely bound in antique 3/4 red calf over red cloth covered boards, the spines with raised bands separating the compartments, elaborate gilt tooled panels within the compartments, two green morocco labels gilt lettered and numbered, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. xii, 458; 487; iv, 447; 450 pp. A pleasing, clean and well preserved set in handsome, decorated bindings, minor rubbing or evidence of shelving, on volume with evidence of old damp at the bottom edge and to the lower right corner of the title leaf. A HANDSOME DECORATED SET.“This edition contains, together with all the pieces usually published, Poems, The Vicar of Wakefield, The Citizen of the World, The Bee, Unacknowledged Essays, Prefaces and Introductions, Biographies, Reviews, Letters and many other pieces. All the poems have been carefully collated with the best editions. The Plays are reprinted from the editions of Goldsmith’s Miscellaneous Works by the London booksellers. The Letters are here offered for the first time within a collection.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33262
- Title
- THE WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. Edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A.
- Author
- Goldsmith Oliver
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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