COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. GOLDSMITH, Oliver.. The Vicar of Wakefield.. John Van Voorst, London, 1843.

Price: US$8500.00 + shipping

Description: xv, 306 pp. With Thirty-two Illustrations by William Mulready. 8vo, full light brown crushed levant morocco Cosway-style binding signed by Riviere & Sons. The front cover features an oval miniature portrait of Goldsmith under glass, set within a quatrefoil panel, the whole elaborately tooled in gold. A.e.g. Moire silk ensheets; gilt turn-ins. Preserved in the original morocco-edged marbled slipcase. Very fine; entirely unrestored.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.