The Vicar of Wakefield / Oliver Goldsmith

Name/Title

The Vicar of Wakefield / Oliver Goldsmith

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.156

Description

224 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. 25 illustrations by H.M. Paget and 3 other heliogravures by Ernest Nister.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Clergy, 1890s, wrap-around binding

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Book Details

Author

Oliver Goldsmith

Illustrator

H.M. Paget, Ernest Nister

Publisher

E.P. Dutton & Company, Printing, Binding, and Heliogravures by Ernest Nister

Place Published

City

London

Country

England

Date Published

circa 1898

Printer

Printing, Binding, and Heliogravures by Ernest Nister

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Designer

Unidentified Designer

Binding Notes

Pale green cloth with overall flower pattern decorated cloth cover and spine. Center of cover depicts the vicar in black frock coat holding clasped bible. Very distinctive binding in that flower pattern, in lighter green and orange) wraps around to rear board. Gilt titles to cover and spine. Bevelled edges. All edges gilt. Signed binding "P W" on lower proper left front board.

Notes

No publication date.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frederick R. Gardner

Related Places

Place

Country

England