The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver, Illustrated by Sangster
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Edwd. E. Barrett, 1875 Decorative Cloth. No Jacket. Publisher's green cloth decorated in geometric pattern stamped in gold and black. Elaborately gilt stamped spine and cover lettering. Brown coat ed endpapers. Illustrated with 12 fine steel engraved plates by Sangster, all with tissue guards. Several tissue guards wrinkled, one or two damaged. All plates in fine condition with no foxing or soi ling. Front inner hinge begging to split, A.E.G. A nice clean copy in a handsome publisher's cloth binding. Uncommon. Very good.. Hardcover. Very Good/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Synopsis
"The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity." When Dr Primrose loses his fortune in a disastrous investment, his idyllic life in the country is shattered and he is forced to move with his wife and six children to an impoverished living on the estate of Squire Thornhill. Taking to the road in pursuit of his daughter, who has been seduced by the rakish Squire, the beleaguered Primrose becomes embroiled in a series of misadventures – encountering his long-lost son in a travelling theatre company and even spending time in a debtor’s prison. Yet Primrose, though hampered by his unworldliness and pride, is sustained by his unwavering religious faith. In The Vicar of Wakefield , Goldsmith gently mocks many of the literary conventions of his day – from pastoral and romance to the picaresque – infusing his story of a hapless clergyman with warm humour and amiable social satire. In his introduction, Stephen Coote discusses Goldsmith’s eventful life, the literary devices used in the novel, and its central themes of Christianity, justice and the family. This edition also includes a bibliography and notes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002135
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver, Illustrated by Sangster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Publisher
- London: Edwd. E. Barrett, 1875
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, ILLUSTRATED SANGSTER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Alibris3;
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Staten Island, New York
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