Paris; Baudry's European Library, 1833., 1833. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. viii, [2], 291, [1]. Olive green quarter calf with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and green cloth-covered boards with gilt fillet. Shelf stamp of Hopetoun House library to top of spine. All edges sprinkled green. Spine and corners rubbed, and boards lightly surface scuffed. Armorial bookplate of the Earl of Hopetoun to front paste-down. Scattered foxing, a little heavier after p. 240; minor annotation in pencil to p. [292]. A good solid copy. An early reprint of Goldsmith's fictitious "autobiography" of Dr Charles Primrose, a tale of family life, hard times and tragedy including a house fire, debts and imprisonment, which is one of the most enduringly popular and widely read of eighteenth century novels. Brief "Memoir of the Author" to fore.

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Librería: Keel Row Books (GB)
Inventario del vendedor #: 8953
Título: The Vicar of Wakefield. A Tale.
Autor: Goldsmith, Oliver
Formato/Encuadernación: Hard Cover
Estado del libro: Usado
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Editorial: Paris; Baudry's European Library, 1833.
Fecha de publicación: 1833
Palabras clave: Fiction

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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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...

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