The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. Supposed to be written

by Himself ... The Fourth Edition by Oliver Goldsmith

$65,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First American edition, with false Dublin imprint. viii , 129, 130-132, blank ; iv , 124pp. Final two leaves of vol. 2 in facsimile. 12mo. Contemporary sheep, spine with raised bands, red morocco lettering piece, lacks endpapers. Foxing, head of title and 3 subsequent leaves clipped without loss to text, M2 and M3 in vol. 2 in excellent facsimile. Cloth folding box. Not in Evans; Bristol B2764; Shipton 41716; ESTC W39851. For first edition: Grolier English

• Binding: Leather

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