The Life and Times Of Oliver Goldsmith

This is a handsome set of "The Life and Times of OLIVER GOLDSMITH" by John Forster. 1871 5th edition (stated); Chapman and Hall; London. Complete set in two volumes. Each volume contains an engraved frontispiece with tissue guards, as well as in-text illustrations and facsimile documents. Nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled boards, marbled end papers, marbled page edges… Read more about this item

Bradbury and Evans, 1854. Second Edition. Hardcover. Like New. COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BAYNTUN IN FULL MOROCCO WITH COVERS GILT TOOLED IN AN INTERLOCKING PATTERN, SPINES TOOLED IN GILT IN COMPARTMENTS. BOARD EDGES GILT, WITH GILT RULED TURN-INS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS,… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Fifth edition. Volume I: xviii, 440 pp, with frontispiece, illustrations. Volume II: xiv, 494 pp, with frontispiece, illustrations, index. Prize binding of navy blue leather with gilt rules and decoration, spines in 6 compartments, red spine lables, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt innner dentelles. Some scuffing and rubbing to… Read more about this item

Ward, Lock and Co., London, 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1890. Third Edition. 472 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping… Read more about this item

Ward Lock, UK, No date. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 472 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Ward Lock, UK, No date. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have moderate rubbing/wear and mild soiling. Edges of boards have moderate edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Pages… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury and Evans , 1854. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None . A sumptuous MacLehose-bound second edition of John Forster's immense biography of the important author, Oliver Goldsmith. The second edition of this popular, immense work by John Forster, originally published in 1848. Complete in two volumes. In an exquisite fine binding by MacLehose. An admirable… Read more about this item

London: Chapman, 1863. Hardcover. Good. 4th edition. Good. Rebound in 3/4 leather. Front board detached but present. Edges of leather worn. Leather spine cracked.

London: Bickers and Son, 1877. Two volumes, complete. Three-quarter crushed morocco over cloth boards, raised bands, gilt titles, gilt tooled compartments, t.e.g., marbled endpapers, silk pagemarkers. (9" x 6"). Sixth Edition: Illustrated. Fine binding SIGNED by Burrows Brothers Co., Cleveland. 440, 494 pages, w/ Index: tissue-protected frontis portraits plus 46 illustrations in text. An exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock, and Co, 1870. Hardcover. Near Fine. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION IN FULL DECORATIVE CLOTH WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLE AND ILLUSTRATION TO COVER AND SPINE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE REMARKABLY BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. NO PUBLICATION DATE - CIRCA 1870. NICELY… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1863. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Good +. xl + 471 pages. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. Several illustrations. Half calf binding with marbled boards, five raised bands, marbled end papers and edge of text block. Condition of the book is GOOD+: wear to spine and covers esp. corners, gilt lettering and decoration… Read more about this item

Ward, Lock and Co, 1890. Hardcover. Good. 472 pp, half-leather. Light rubbing, some edgewear on exterior. Pages have slight yellowing; otherwise clean. Sound binding. . Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4 in - 7 3/4 in tall. Year: 1890.

London: Ward, Lock and Co . Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. Type: Z Volume One 440pp + Volume Two 494pp No date, though a preface page is dated 1871. A charming copy with bright blue cloth boards and a gilt and black embossed picture and design to the front board and… Read more about this item

London. Chapman and Hall. 1871. Regally bound in 3/4 calfskin and marbled boards. Gilt titled morocco labels. Gilt tooled raised bands. Double gilt ruled spine compartments. Elaborate gilt tooled motifs to spine compartments. Marbled edges and endsheets. 8vo. Fifth edition, illustrated. Illustrated throughout with monochrome drawings en texte and an engraved frontis to each volume. Extremely light chipping… Read more about this item

Ward, Lock, & Co. London.1890. Hardback without dustwrapper. Reprint 8vo. xxxii, pp472. 1/2 calf to marbled boards. Gilt stamped to decorated spine & label. Raised bands. All edges & eps marbled. Superficial wear to lower spine, corners bumped. A totally sound copy from the Minerva Library of Famous Books series. Four books, one vol. as per the earlier, 4th, edn.

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Leicester Square, London: Bickers & Son, 1878. Full-Leather. Very Good. Sixth Edition. Handsome contemporary Red Calf Leather Binding with bright gilt Girls Public School design and lettering to front. 5 Raised Bands and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Gilt decoration on board edges. Marbled Endpapers. Frontispiece is a portrait engraving after Joshua Reynolds, protected by Tissue Guard.… Read more about this item

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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