New York: George P. Putnam, 1849. Full-Leather. No Jacket. First edition. Full publisher's decoratively stamped brown leather over beveled boards. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with vignette engravings and full page plates. All edges gilt and embossed. Old margianal dampstain along top edge, not affecting text or illustrations. Front board completely detached, but present. Leather covers rubbed and spine ends shaved. A tight solid copy, internally clean, with faults as noted. Fair. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001928
Title: Oliver Goldsmith A Biography
Author: Irving, Washington
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Publisher: George P. Putnam
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1849
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY, WASHINGTON IRVING, OLIVER GOLDSMITH 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century American Literature;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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...
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