Poetical Works

New York: M. & W. Ward, 1811. Tall 12mo. Engraved frontispiece by Corbould after Leney. 72 pp. Contemporary stained calf, spine gilt, red morocco spine label; toned, top margin of title-page trimmed, tear from last leaf with loss to text

London: Jones & Company,, 1823. An attractive collection of Goldsmith's poems, in a contemporary miniature binding, the text printed small but perfectly legible. "Goldsmith's fame spread to both the European and North American continents. Johann Wolfgang Goethe testified that at the age of twenty, in Strasbourg, he was awakened by The Vicar of Wakefield to create a new field… Read more about this item

London: William Pickering, 1831. Small 8vo, pp. [iii]-clxxxii, 156; frontispiece portrait (a little spotted); bound without the half-title in full contemporary vellum, covers with quadruple gilt-ruled border, floral ornaments in the corners, gilt-decorated spine (slightly dull), brown morocco label, a.e.g.; prize inscription on flyleaf; very good copy.

London: Suttaby, Evance, and Company, 1811. Small, oval, leather booklabel on the verdso of the front endpaper, with resultant offsetting tot he facing leaf; there is also offsetting from the prints to the facing pages; wear to crown, hinges and edges rubbed; an attractive copy.. 4to, 182pp; six aquatint engravings as well as an engraved dedication leaf; three-quarter… Read more about this item

Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; London; 1846.. Hardback.. Black and White illustrations. Very Good (-), without dust jacket. Charming gift bookplate to inside front cover. Some wear to cover and hinges. Oversize; Postage & Packing may cost extra. .

London: J. & C. Brown & Co., [1864]. Octavo, full tan polished calf, marbled edges, 190 pp. Lacks spine label, spine rubbed, joints a bit tender; otherwise clean and tight.

LONDON, BELL, CA 1870. GREEN CALF PRIZE BINDING FROM HARROW VERY GOOD.

Alnwick England: Davison, 1812). Hardcover. Very Good. Woodengravings (3) + possibly cover decoration of mask, lute & oboe by Thomas Bewick. 138x87mm (18mo) original decorated buff paper covers with book adverts on lower cover (rubbed) vi(recte viii) +74pp (Variant of Hugo 271).

William Pickering. London. 1839. . pp. clxxxiv Life of Goldsmith, 156. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Later full straight-grained green morocco, twin labels, spine gilt in panels, boards with double-ruled borders and rosettes in the corners, all the board edges tooled in gilt, text edges and end-papers marbled, some scuffing at the spine edges, frontispiece offset to title, silk bookmarker,… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Cadell and Davies, 1796. 4 engravings. xliii, 149 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary tree calf, gilt spine. 4 engravings. xliii, 149 pp. 1 vols. 12mo.

Nabu Press, 2010-03-03. Paperback. Good.