Author: GOLDSMITH. OLIVER. -- ROWLANDSON. Thomas. Illustrates.
Title: THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. A Tale. Illustrated with twenty-four designs, by Thomas Rowlandson. With an introduction by George Saintsbury.
Description: Printed at the Chiswick Press for Constable and Company Limited. London. 1926. REPRINT EDITION, a facsimile of the original 1817 edition. 8vo (9.7 x 6.3 inches). Illustrated with 24 fine colour printed plates by Thomas Rowlandson, each with a tissue guard. Finely bound in attractive half dark green morocco leather by Bayntun Riviere of Bath. Spine with five raised bands, the compartments lettered and decorated in gilt and red floral morocco onlays. Green cloth on the boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled paper endpapers. A hint of rubbing to the extremities but overall a very near fine copy.

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