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The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith
by John Forster
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£795.00£715.50
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans , 1854. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None . A sumptuous MacLehose-bound second edition of John Forster's immense biography of the important author, Oliver Goldsmith. The second edition of this popular, immense work by John Forster, originally published in 1848. Complete in two volumes. In an exquisite fine binding by MacLehose. An admirable work by Forster, exploring in depth the whole life and times of Oliver Goldsmith, important author of The Vicar of Wakefield among others. These volumes cover his whole life, opening with his birth and closing with events after his death, mostly regarding his family, until 1801. Dedicated to Charles Dickens. With a preface, additional notes and corrections to both volumes, and an introduction to volume one. Handsomely bound by Glasgow-based binders MacLehose in a sumptuous green calf binding with marbled boards and endpapers, five raised bands, and gilt to the edges and spine. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear and a minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities; the title label of volume two has suffered a minimal loss. With a minor scuffing to leather of the rear joint of volume one. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 775A73
- Title
- The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith
- Author
- John Forster
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Fine Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- oliver goldsmith biography maclehose leather biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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