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The Vicar of Wakefield. A Tale
by Goldsmith, Dr. (Oliver)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Manchester, Liverpool, & Hull: Clarke and Co., Jones, Rawson and Rodford, Vernor and Hood, 1803. Although "The Vicar" is classic English literature, Ireland claims its author (1728-1774) as one of their own. Goldsmith's friend Samuel Johnson arranged for its initial publication, yielding sixty pounds to the destitute author. It became immensely popular as a "sentimental" novel, though Quercus tends to the Celtic view that it is rather exquisite satire. This is a lovely, small, early edition, in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition. Full leather binding; gilt ruling on the spine, with a red spine label. Clean text; 224 pages. The text is exceptionally bright and supple. There is a contemporary (1806) previous-owner signature at the top of the Title Page. Mild bumping; the smooth calf remains nicely polished. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Reprint.. Full-Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002820
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield. A Tale
- Author
- Goldsmith, Dr. (Oliver)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Publisher
- Clarke and Co., Jones, Rawson and Rodford, Vernor and Hood
- Place of Publication
- London, Manchester, Liverpool, & Hull
- Date Published
- 1803
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
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