The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The Vicar of Wakefield and Other Writings
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Roslyn, NY: Black's Readers Service. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1955. First Edition Thus. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full beige leatherette with bright gilt decoration on spine, red panel on spine, lettered in gilt, ruled border and gilt lettering on front cover, t.e.g., red silk bookmark bound in, decorative endpapers.. The front endpaper and the first 10 pages of the book have a faint vertical crease and there is slight loss of gilt on the top edge, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE.. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 580 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17369
- Title
- The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The Vicar of Wakefield and Other Writings
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Black's Readers Service
- Place of Publication
- Roslyn, NY
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Fiction;, Plays;, Theater;, Literature;, Historical Fiction;, Collectible Books;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre & Performing Arts;
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
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