The Deserted Village (Limited Edition Signed By Artist)
The Deserted Village (Limited Edition Signed By Artist) | Rare and modern books | Goldsmith, Oliver, Peter S Carter
The Deserted Village (Limited Edition Signed By Artist)
The Deserted Village (Limited Edition Signed By Artist) | Rare and modern books | Goldsmith, Oliver, Peter S Carter
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- PayPal
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1993
- Place of printing
- Oldham, Greater Manchester
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Publishers
- Incline Press
- Size
- 7.5 x 6 inches
- Keyword
- Poetry, Social History, 1770s
- Illustrator
- Peter S Carter
- Binding description
- H
- Inscription description
- Signed By Artist
- Dust jacket
- False
- State of preservation
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Inscribed
- True
- First edition
- False
Description
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked moire cloth boards and no bumping to corners. 22pp. Orginally published in 1770, this poem laments the depopulation of the countryside and the pursuit of excessive wealth. The frontispiece by Peter S Carter illustrates how things change whilst remaining the same. Signed by Peter S Carter above the illustration. No 21 of a Limited Edition of 50 from a total print run of 160 hand bound copies.