[Kelliegram Binding] The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Preface by Austen Dobson
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1922. Full Morocco. Fine. Beautiful Kelliegram full morocco inlay binding, with Art Nouveau-style gilt detailing, both front and rear cover. 8vo. 18.5 by 13 cm. xxxiv, [2], 305, [1] pp. The front cover illustration is of the Vicar and his wife. This is a later edition of the work with Thomson's illustrations, which first appeared, in similar form, in 1890. Condition: perhaps a touch of sunning to the spine. A clean, crisp, lovely copy regardless.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006312
- Title
- [Kelliegram Binding] The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Preface by Austen Dobson
- Format/Binding
- Full Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Crisp
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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