The Vicar of Wakefield
de Oliver Goldsmith, Illus By Arthur Rackham
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- Librería
-
Midland, Michigan, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1929. 1st U.S. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Arthur Rackham. First U.S. trade edition. No date, but 1929. In gray cloth, in original pictorial jacket with fairly shallow chipping to spine ends (not affecting lettering), 1.5 inch tear to front top edge. Scarce in jacket. (1929)
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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- Librería
- Graver & Pen Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 013126
- Título
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Autor
- Oliver Goldsmith, Illus By Arthur Rackham
- Ilustrador
- Arthur Rackham
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st U.S.
- Editorial
- David McKay Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
