The Vicar of Wakefield
London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. Later edition. Hardcover. Royal 8vo. [5], ii-xvi, [2], 1-291, [9] pp. Half brown morocco over marbled boards with the spine in six compartments with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine; top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with 114 colour illustrations done by Victor Armand Poirson. With a prefatory memoir by George Saintsbury. A beautifully illustrated edition of Goldsmith's classic novel of deceit, marriage, and drama in the English countryside. A staple of eighteenth-century literature. Near Fine. Item #000012537
Minor rubbing to the boards' edges and a contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown.
Price: $400.00