The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver; Rackham, Arthur (illus.)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, Bombay, Sydney: George G. Harrap & Company, 1929. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Full green calf, boards ruled in gilt and blind, gilt-stamped ornament in spine compartments (5 raised bands), gilt-stamped lettering on upper board and in brown morocco spine label, inside gilt dentelles, a.e.g.; 8vo (7 x 9.5 inches); pp. [232], plus full-color frontispiece and 11 color plates by Arthur Rackham, and with numerous b/w illustrations in text. A nice binding, near fine, spine just a bit sunned and dry. In green marbled paper slipcase -- a bit scuffed. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JC7043
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver; Rackham, Arthur (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition thus
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Company
- Place of Publication
- London, Bombay, Sydney
- Date Published
- 1929
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- Spine
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- G
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- Sunned
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- Spine Label
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- Paste-down
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- Fine
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- Marbled Paper
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