{"product_id":"the-vicar-of-wakefield-poems-and-essays-oliver-goldsmith","title":"The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith | William P. Nimmo Edition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"250\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA finely bound Victorian edition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"177\"\u003eThe Vicar of Wakefield\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eOliver Goldsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by \u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"249\"\u003eWilliam P. Nimmo of Edinburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"668\"\u003eFirst published in 1766, \u003cem data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eThe Vicar of Wakefield\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the classics of English literature. Blending humour, sentiment and social commentary, the novel follows the fortunes of Dr. Primrose and his family through adversity, misfortune and eventual redemption. Goldsmith's timeless work has remained continuously in print for over two centuries and is regarded as one of the great novels of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003eThis attractive Victorian edition is presented in an elaborately decorated publisher's red cloth binding with gilt and blind-stamped decoration to the boards and spine. It includes a hand-coloured frontispiece illustration and retains bright decorative covers. The binding shows expected wear at the spine ends with a small loss to the head of the spine, while the text block remains sound. Some age toning and scattered foxing are present, particularly to the page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1271\"\u003eA handsome nineteenth-century edition of a literary classic, ideal for collectors of Victorian bindings and English literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"gfnfa5\" data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1710\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1stc2t6\" data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1345\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1304\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Vicar of Wakefield, Poems and Essays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12a657r\" data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1376\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1359\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oliver Goldsmith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19s0o7l\" data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e William P. 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