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The Vicar of Wakefield
de Goldsmith Oliver
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Good
- Librería
-
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: G. Harrap, 1929. Collation, 231[1], 12 full pages coloured plates, text illustrations. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt lettering/design, top gilt edge, others rough, decorative printed endpapers. Cloth light rubbed on edges, small light stain mark on bottom cover, slightly dusty. Binding in very good firm condition. Dust jacket tatty, some loss in places, dusty/stained. Jacket in good condition. Internally, no loose pages, previous owners gift inscription on first black, dated 1943, some browning to half title page. Pages and illustrations in good clean condition. A63. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. Large 8vo.
Sinopsis
"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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Detalles
- Librería
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 008635
- Título
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Autor
- Goldsmith Oliver
- Ilustrador
- Arthur Rackham
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- G. Harrap
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
- Tamaño
- Large 8vo
- Palabras clave
- Arthur Rackham
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Illustrated; First Editions;
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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