The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€191.82€172.64
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1859. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". Birket Foster; H N Humphreys. An attractively bound edition of the collected poetry of the Anglo-Irish writer and poet Oliver Goldsmith. First thus, the first edition of this particular format. Oliver Goldsmith spent the majority of his life in debt and produced a large literary output as a hack writer for many publishers of London. He was referred to by Horace Walpole as 'an inspired idiot'. Includes one of his foremost works, the pastoral poem 'The Deserted Village'. Complete with 40 gilt bordered, colour woodblock illustrations by Birket Foster and H. N. Humphreys, the former of whom was incredibly popular in Victorian Britain, famed for his idyllic images of rural England. In a full morocco binding with attractive gilt detailing to the spine. Externally, generally smart with some shelfwear and just a little rubbing to the boards and spine. Hinges are slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages that have just the occasional handling mark. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH20-F-21
- Title
- The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Illustrator
- Birket Foster; H N Humphreys
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Deserted Village Birket Foster Poetry Goldsmith Birket Foster
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...