Author: GOLDSMITH, OLIVER
Title: The Vicar of Wakefield, a Tale
Description: Paternoster Row, London. Not Dated. ', 1812. . Antiquarian Text bound in a more recent binding. The Vicar of Wakefield, A Tale, 'To which is prefixed an Account of the Author's Life including Original anecdotes communicated by The Rev. J Evans. Maroon coloured cloth binding, faded to spine, clean endpapers. 8.75 x 5.75 inches approx, Bound inside is an antique text that includes engravings, it opens with a frontispiece portrait of Oliver Goldsmith with a publication date of 1812, an engraved preliminary title page for 'The Vicar of Wakefield. ' The main title page is followed by an Advertisement from Oliver Goldsmith after which are the pages containing Memoirs of Oliver Goldsmith M. D. Ii-xxx, then comes Poetical Eulogiums on the Death of Oliver Goldsmith, xxxi-xxxviii. There is no date of publication but clearly it was after his death in April, 1774. The novel itself comes next being pages 1-248, includes Volume 1 and Volume II, illustrated with black and white engravings. The text is clean and readable, some engravings are stained to the background, uncut page edges soiled over time and with use. Ideal for literary students and followers of Oliver Goldsmith's works. Very collectable and full of character..

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