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The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith
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 handsome, antique copy of "The Poems and Plays of OLIVER GOLDSMITH." Circa 1880's (there is no date of publication stated, but the year '1888' is written on the front end paper); Hurst & Co.; New York. This edition features a frontispiece with tissue guard, and a few other full-page illustrations. Decorative cloth binding with gilt on the front cover and spine, and gilt page edges on all sides. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp corners. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. The pages are age-toned and clean with only some light foxing at the outer edge of page 21, an old name written in pen at the top of the title page, and a small tear at the outer edge of the front end paper. There is an inscription written in pen dated 1888 on the blank back-side of the frontispiece. The tissue guard over the frontispiece has some foxing, and a few small tears at the inner edge by the spine. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7100
- Title
- The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Format/Binding
- Decorative
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1880's
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- oliver goldsmith, vicar wakefield, the traveller, traveler, 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; Poetry;
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:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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