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The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co. , 1887. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5" . Not Stated . An excellent copy of the collected poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith. Oliver Goldsmith was an important Anglo-Irish author in the eighteenth century. A later impression of his collected poems and plays, with the addition of his most famous work, novel The Vicar of Wakefield and a memoir of the author. Featuring poems including 'The Traveller' and 'The Deserted Village' among other miscellaneous poems, epilogues and prologues, and two plays: 'The Good Natured Man' and 'She Stoops to Conquer.' Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and other black and white plates. In the original publisher's full cloth binding, gilt to edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, spine and boards lightly bumped to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to fore edge, affecting only the first and last few leaves, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of the author and other black and white plates in black and white. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 816A20
- Title
- The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- oliver goldsmith new edition collections anthology new edition
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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.
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