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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
John Van Voorst, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BOUND BY ROOT & SONS LONDON IN FULL CRIMSON MOROCCO, GILT PANELING TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING BINDING WITH SLIPCASE. BRIGHT GILT TURN ENDS, BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE REMARKABLY BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED WITH 32 ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLIAM MULREADY & 24 FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES BY ROWLANDSON. FIRST EDITION THUS, ORIGINAL CLOTH COVERS BOUND IN. 306 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 8.5"x6.5". SCARCE COPY IN SUPERB CONDITION, YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK!
Synopsis
"The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity." When Dr Primrose loses his fortune in a disastrous investment, his idyllic life in the country is shattered and he is forced to move with his wife and six children to an impoverished living on the estate of Squire Thornhill. Taking to the road in pursuit of his daughter, who has been seduced by the rakish Squire, the beleaguered Primrose becomes embroiled in a series of misadventures – encountering his long-lost son in a travelling theatre company and even spending time in a debtor’s prison. Yet Primrose, though hampered by his unworldliness and pride, is sustained by his unwavering religious faith. In The Vicar of Wakefield , Goldsmith gently mocks many of the literary conventions of his day – from pastoral and romance to the picaresque – infusing his story of a hapless clergyman with warm humour and amiable social satire. In his introduction, Stephen Coote discusses Goldsmith’s eventful life, the literary devices used in the novel, and its central themes of Christianity, justice and the family. This edition also includes a bibliography and notes.
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- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1346
- Title
- THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED, LEATHER, ROOT, AND, SON, BINDING, BOUND, BY, COLOR, PLATE, SLIPCASE
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