14th Jan, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Thomson (Hugh, illustrator). The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith. With a Preface by Austin Dobson, London: Macmillan & Co, 1890. Large 8vo, bound in 1892 by Riviere & Son in tan crushed morocco, spine gilt in compartments, covers gilt with elaborate outer frames enclosing central arabesques, gilt inner dentelles incorporating a Vitruvian scroll, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations throughout, original cloth covers and dust jacket bound in at rear (qty: 1)
First edition thus, large-paper issue, this copy signed by the artist on the title-page.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title, 14th Jan, 2022
Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title
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