The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. Supposed to be Written by Himself ... In two volumes

London: Printed for J. Davies, T. Smith, N. Taylor, and W. Thompson, 1783.

Price: $150.00

Hardcover. Two volumes in one. 12mo. pp. [1-3] 4-135 [136 (blank)]; [1-3] 4-128. Bound in contemporary leather, with black spine label. Armorial bookplate of Robert Arbuthnot: "Innocent and True" on the front pastedown. Later ownership name in light pencil on the title page. The binding is worn, front joint is split (still holding), lacking both front and back free endpapers; else still a good copy of this classic work, suitable for re-binding. From the library of Sir Robert Arbuthnot. *DNB 538*.

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Item #342231 The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale. Supposed to be Written by Himself ... In two volumes. Oliver GOLDSMITH, Robert Arbuthnot.

Oliver Goldsmith
birth name: Oliver Goldsmith
born: 11/10/1730
died: 4/4/1774

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British essayist, poet, novelist, dramatist, and eccentric, notable for his graceful and lively writing style. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature His best known works include the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) and the play She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He is also believed by some scholars to have written the children's tale "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes," which popularized the term for an annoyingly virtuous person.more