The Vicar of Wakefield : a Tale ; illustrated by George Thomas.

Editore: London : Sampson, Low, Son and Co., 47 Ludgate Hill, 1861., 1861

Venditore Heritage

Da: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 17 agosto 1998

Rilegato

Condizione: Usato - Buono

EUR 138,68

EUR 15,21 spedizione 
Spedito in U.S.A.

Quantità: 1 disponibile

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

viii, 133 p. ; binding by Burn & Co. ; all edges gilt ; gold, ornate decorative tooling on covers ; binding tight ; water splotched front 10% of cover board ; numerous illustrations by George Housman Thomas (1824-1868), who was well known for his sketches in The Illustrated London News. By order of Queen Victoria, he painted the "Queen Giving the Medals to the Crimean Heroes", which was exhibited at the Academy. A memorial exhibition was given after his death, "Collection of Engravings from Drawings on Wood", in London in 1869. ; Form the preface: "There are an hundred faults in this Thing, and an hundred things might be said to prove them beauties. But it is needless. A book may be amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity. The hero of this piece unites in himself the three greatest characters upon earth; he is a priest,( an husbandman, and the father of a family. He is drawn' as ready to teach, and ready to obey; as simple in affluence, and majestic in adversity. In this age of opulence and refinement, whom can such a character please? Such as are fond of high life, will turn with disdain from the simplicity of his country fire-side. Such as mistake ribaldry for humour, will find no wit in his harmless conversation; and such as have been taught to deride religion, will laugh at one whose chief stores of comfort are drawn from futurity."--Preface ; beautiful example of mid-Victorian binding ; G.…

Codice articolo 536

Dati bibliografici

Titolo
The Vicar of Wakefield : a Tale ; illustrated by George Thomas.
Autore
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774 [illustrations, Thomas, George Housman, 1824-1868]
Editore
London : Sampson, Low, Son and Co., 47 Ludgate Hill, 1861.
Anno di pubblicazione
1861
Condizione
Good
Tipo di libro
Book
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Cataloghi dei venditori
Catalog 60 - General

Joseph Valles - Books

Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 17 agosto 1998

Tariffe di spedizione nazionale per U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 3 a 6 giorni lavorativiDa 5 a 10 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 15,21EUR 15,21
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Contanti
  • Vaglia postale

Specializzazione

Language and Linguistics, Japan, Music, History, China, Medieval Studies, Occult, Art, Science, Rare & Antiquarian

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

Joseph Valles - Books

GA, U.S.A.