The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ... In Four Volumes

London: Printed for W. Otridge and Son; ... [and others], 1812.

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Hardcover. A New Edition, In Four Volumes. Octavos. Bound in contemporary polished calf, gilt spines with leather titling labels, front and back boards stamped in blind and in gold; edges marbled; near contemporary plain paper endleaves. From the library of Abraham Wildey Robart, member of parliament for Maidstone from 1818-37, with his engraved armorial bookplate on the front pastedowns. Wear to the joints, edges and corners, partial splitting to the outer joints of vol. 2, else very good. The interior text pages are clean and tight. A nice set in a fine binding.

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Item #426931 The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ... In Four Volumes. Oliver GOLDSMITH, Abraham Wildey Robarts.
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ... In Four Volumes
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ... In Four Volumes
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ... In Four Volumes

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