GOLDSMITH, Oliver (1728-74). The Vicar of Wakefield; a Tale. London: R. Ackermann, 1823.
8° (243 x 158mm). 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T. Rowlandson. (Light offsetting from plates, occasional light spots.) Late 19th century half morocco, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: Sir Henry Hope Edwardes (1829-1900; bookplate).
A reissue of Rowlandson's characteristic hand-coloured plates, first published in 1817. Tooley 436.
GOLDSMITH, Oliver (1728-74). The Vicar of Wakefield; a Tale. London: R. Ackermann, 1823.
8° (243 x 158mm). 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T. Rowlandson. (Light offsetting from plates, occasional light spots.) Late 19th century half morocco, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: Sir Henry Hope Edwardes (1829-1900; bookplate).
A reissue of Rowlandson's characteristic hand-coloured plates, first published in 1817. Tooley 436.
