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The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith
by John Forster
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a handsome set of "The Life and Times of OLIVER GOLDSMITH" by John Forster. 1871 5th edition (stated); Chapman and Hall; London. Complete set in two volumes. Each volume contains an engraved frontispiece with tissue guards, as well as in-text illustrations and facsimile documents. Nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled boards, marbled end papers, marbled page edges on all sides, and spines with gilt decorations and five raised bands. Each volume contains an Appendix; there is an Index at the back of volume II.
Condition:
Some rubbing/peeling of the leather at the corners and at the edges of the spines. Wear to the cover corners. Both volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interiors - each volume has clean pages that nearly appear unread with no notable issues found; the half title page of volume II has "136" written in pencil at the top-right corner. There is a thin, tanned strip at the inner edge of pages 416 and 417 in volume 1 from a small strip of paper left between them. Overall the set is in Very Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7067
- Title
- The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith
- Author
- John Forster
- Format/Binding
- Fine Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- oliver goldsmith, vicar wakefield, the traveller, the deserted village, elegy death mad dog, works poems goldsmith, mystery revealed, history of the earth, good natured natur'd man, life of beau nash, life and times, john forster
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Autobiography; Non-Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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