[Rarebooks] FS: THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, 1817, with Hand-Colored Plates by Thomas Rowlandson

[Charles Agvent]

GOLDSMITH, Oliver [Thomas ROWLANDSON]. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD; A TALE, 
BY DOCTOR GOLDSMITH. London: R. Ackermann, 1817. First Edition. Large 
octavo (6" x 10") in late nineteenth-century full olive morocco leather 
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 Thomas 
Rowlandson. 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

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