[Rarebooks] FS: Goldsmith's THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, The First Rowlandson Edition with 24 lovely hand-colored aquatints and bound in full morocco by Riviere

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GOLDSMITH, Oliver [Thomas ROWLANDSON] . THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD; A TALE, 
BY DOCTOR GOLDSMITH. London: R. Ackermann, 1817. First Edition. Large 
octavo (9" x 10") in late nineteenth-century full olive morocco by 
Riviere, covers and spine tooled in compartments with gilt floral 
ornaments, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt, burgundy endpapers. The First 
Rowlandson Edition with 24 lovely hand-colored aquatints by the artist. 
Complete with the Introduction leaf, the Advertisement leaf, and the two 
Memoir leaves. Prideaux, page 138. Tooley, 436. Leaves a bit dust-soiled 
along edges, occasional very light scattered soiling to leaves and 
plates. Rubbing to the front joint of this attractive binding, covers 
firm. Near Fine.         $1,500.00

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