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The Works of Oliver Goldsmith (Wakefield Edition, in Twelve Volumes)
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Acton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
The Wakefield Edition of the works of Oliver Goldsmith, edited by Peter Cunningham published by Harpers and Brothers, New York and London, 1900; limited to 500 numbered sets, this copy being # 150, with frontispieces to volumes I-VIII signed by the artists. Twelve large octavo volumes (9 13/16 x 6 3/8 inches; 248 x 163 mm.). Bound in contemporary three-quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with extra floral gilt decoration. Three raised bands with gilt dots. Compartments with gilt decoration and morocco inlays. Ninety-six full-page plates on Japanese vellum, including frontispieces, with captioned tissue guards, a total of ninety-six illustrations by Arthur I. Keller, Albert Sterner, Alfred Fredericks, F. Luis Mora, W.P. Snyder, Charles Brughton, and others. Extra-illuminated title pages. Pages are internally clean in totally unmarked condition. A Fine collectors' set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timeless Tales Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H-135
- Title
- The Works of Oliver Goldsmith (Wakefield Edition, in Twelve Volumes)
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Illustrator
- Peter Cunningham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harpers and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Timeless Tales Rare Books
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About the Seller
Timeless Tales Rare Books
Biblio member since 2023
Acton, Massachusetts
About Timeless Tales Rare Books
Timeless Tales Rare Books is a veteran-owned, independent, private bookseller specializing in antiquarian and rare books. Categories include first editions, historical, religious, literature classics, travels, scientific and children's books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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"...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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