[Rarebooks] FS: THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, 1817, with Hand-Colored Aquatints by Thomas Rowlandson
Charles Agvent
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Sun Apr 21 19:00:33 EDT 2019
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 which are generally clean. Rubbing to the front joint of this
attractive binding, slightly to the rear; raised bands rubbed with one
damaged; covers firm. Very Good. (#019249) $750.00
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