The Vicar of Wakefiled
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a charming, antique copy of "The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith. 1903; Adam & Charles Black; London. The book is nicely illustrated with 13 color plates by John Massey Wright (over each plate is a piece of descriptive tissue paper). Gilt top page edges. Also included in this copy is an essay by John Forster about the story.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are in great condition - lightly age-toned but clean with only a 1" tear at the outer edge of the front end paper, and a 1/2" tear at the outer edge of page 29. There is a Christmas stamp and inscription written in pen dated 1913 on the front end paper...no other writing found. Bright gilt top page edges. Overall the book is in very good condition.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are in great condition - lightly age-toned but clean with only a 1" tear at the outer edge of the front end paper, and a 1/2" tear at the outer edge of page 29. There is a Christmas stamp and inscription written in pen dated 1913 on the front end paper...no other writing found. Bright gilt top page edges. Overall the book is in very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5650
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefiled
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Illustrator
- John Massey Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Adam & Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- oliver goldsmith, vicar wakefield, the traveller, the deserted village, elegy death mad dog, works poems goldsmith, mystery revealed, history of the earth, good natured natur'd man, life of beau nash
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...