"ALL GOLDSMITH'S WORK IS LIKE A TAPESTRY… THREADED THROUGH WITH GLOWING IMAGES AND TENDER BEAUTY"
GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. To Which is Prefixed Some Account of His Life and Writings. London: F.C. and J. Rivington, Cadell and Davies, et al., 1820. Four volumes. Octavo, full diced brown calf, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, red and green morocco labels. $850.
Early 19th-century edition of Goldsmith, handsomely bound.
First collected in four volumes in 1792, this edition includes Percy's Memoir of Goldsmith and Goldsmith's famous Vicar of Wakefield, which became "one of the most popular works of fiction in the language" (Drabble & Stringer, 230). “All Goldsmith’s work is like a tapestry… threaded through with glowing images and tender beauty” (Kunitz & Haycraft, 228). Bookplates.
Fine condition, superbly bound.