Deserted Village, a Poem

by Oliver Goldsmith

$2,000 · Offered by Heritage Book Shop

First edition

London: W. Griffin, 1770. First edition, first issue with the incorrect 'Careless' as the catch-word on p. 9, rather than 'Thus' . Quarto 10 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches; 258 x 207 mm . vii, 1, blank , 23, 1, blank pp. Complete with half-title. Engraved vignette on title page by Isaac Taylor, captioned The Sad Historian on the Pensive Plain. .Bound by Riviere & Son in full polished calf. Boards triple-ruled in gilt

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