The Vicar of Wakefield
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen, 1904. 254pp/illus. 24 Color plates by Thomas Rowlandson. Although there is no limitation page, the book has every outward appearance tp limited editions of the era; bound in one quarter vellum and blue-gray boards. Printed on hand laid paper. Top of spine taped. Text clean. Vellum/Boards. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. Illus. by Rowlandson, Thomas . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
"The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity." When Dr Primrose loses his fortune in a disastrous investment, his idyllic life in the country is shattered and he is forced to move with his wife and six children to an impoverished living on the estate of Squire Thornhill. Taking to the road in pursuit of his daughter, who has been seduced by the rakish Squire, the beleaguered Primrose becomes embroiled in a series of misadventures – encountering his long-lost son in a travelling theatre company and even spending time in a debtor’s prison. Yet Primrose, though hampered by his unworldliness and pride, is sustained by his unwavering religious faith. In The Vicar of Wakefield , Goldsmith gently mocks many of the literary conventions of his day – from pastoral and romance to the picaresque – infusing his story of a hapless clergyman with warm humour and amiable social satire. In his introduction, Stephen Coote discusses Goldsmith’s eventful life, the literary devices used in the novel, and its central themes of Christianity, justice and the family. This edition also includes a bibliography and notes.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011430
- Title
- The Vicar of Wakefield
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Illustrator
- Rowlandson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - Issued
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Illustrated Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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