The Vicar of Wakefield
London: Macmillan & Co., 1890. First Thomson edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], viii-xxxiv, [3], 2-305, [1] pp. Full contemporary green morocco with gold decorations to the turn-ins and boards, with the spine in six compartments, gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Beautiful marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bound with a red and yellow ribbon bookmark. Bound by Petrus Ruban. Several illustrations (a frontispiece and in-text drawings) by Hugh Thomson. With a preface by Austin Dobson. Houfe 327-328. Oxford DNB, Olivia Fitzpatrick, "Thomson, Hugh (1860–1920)". Prideaux 138-140. The first edition of Goldsmith's classic novel illustrated by the beloved Hugh Thomson (a lifelong friend and associate of Austin Dobson). A stunning example. Fine. Item #000013118
Price: $375.00