THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. A Tale. [With,] THE ADVENTURES OF SIR LAUNCELOT GREAVES.

A finely bound early printing of The Vicar and The Adventures with illustrations by Cruikshank. With a profusion of illustrations throughout, all by George Cruikshank. 8vo, very handsomely bound by Bayntun of Bath, England in full straight-grain morocco, the boards with double-ruled border in gilt enclosing an elaborate floral border, the spine with gilt-tooled raised bands creating four finely gilt tooled compartments, two further compartments with red and black morocco labels gilt trimmed and lettered, extra gilt tooling at the foot of the spine on an additional morocco label, gilt thatched board edges and ornate gilt-tooled turn-ins over finely marbled endpapers and free-flies. xxxiv, [1], 305 pp. A beautiful copy, bright and fresh, the binding is very attractive and finely preserved, collated complete, two leaves of The Vicar inserted in Sir Laucelot and vice versa, all leaves present.

Edizione: goldsmith’s beloved work in as fine a format as one could hope to find, with the additon of smollett's adventures. george cruikshank's delightfully detailed and skillful illustrations would be hard to surpass, making this a true gem in its pretty binding. cruikshank's drawings are in much the same style as those he did for works by jane austen and charles dickens.<br> goldsmith's popular and sentimental novel remains a timeless staple for lovers of british literature. a delightful blend of sentimentality and satire, its publication came about due to the goldsmith's close friendship with dr. johnson.