Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Title: The Vicar of Wakefield
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. 1894. Cloth. A lovely copy of Oliver Goldsmith's notable novel, beautifully illustrated by Hugh Thomson. The second edition, third impression of this illustrated version of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board and spine. All edges gilt. Bookplate to the front paste down. This novel, which was first published in 1766, was one of the most widely-read novels of the Victorian era. It follows the life and escapades of Dr. Vicar Primrose and his family in an idyllic country parish. This edition includes a preface by Austin Dobson. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson, a successful artist who illustrated works by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with a faint mark to the spine and light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Oliver Goldsmith Hugh Thomson Victorian literature Hugh Thomson Hugh Thomson
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Title: The Vicar of Wakefield
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. 1894. Cloth. A lovely copy of Oliver Goldsmith's notable novel, beautifully illustrated by Hugh Thomson. The second edition, third impression of this illustrated version of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board and spine. All edges gilt. Bookplate to the front paste down. This novel, which was first published in 1766, was one of the most widely-read novels of the Victorian era. It follows the life and escapades of Dr. Vicar Primrose and his family in an idyllic country parish. This edition includes a preface by Austin Dobson. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson, a successful artist who illustrated works by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with a faint mark to the spine and light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Oliver Goldsmith Hugh Thomson Victorian literature Hugh Thomson Hugh Thomson
Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 878M11
- Book number: 878M11
See more books from our catalog: English Literature Pre 1900