The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Goldsmith, Oliver (1728-74) & Arthur Rackham (Illustrator; 1867-1939).

Published by George G. Harrap & Company Limited London, Bombay, Sydney. "First published 1929 by George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. [-] "Printed in Great Britain by The Riverside Press Limited Edinburgh. First English trade edition., 1929

About this Item

7 3/4 in. x 10 in., half-title with Rackham design; color-printed frontispiece; title-page printed in brown and black, with a Rackham design; contents; list of color illustrations. [1]-[232] pp., illustrated with a total of 12 full-page color illustrations, with the titles printed under the images, and 22 various sized, black & white drawings by Arthur Rackham. Dark blue cloth with titling and rose device gilt on the spine, and gilt titling and Rackham rose design on the front cover; design-printed, light olive-green endpapers by Rackham; top-edge gilt. The front designed endpaper shows a gift inscription in ink: Margaret M. Halle From Walter & Helen Dec. 25th 1929. Light fading to spine, light rubbing to edges; the endpapers, half-title show light, age-related tanning, some light tanning to the color plate margins, page edges. "There is a trade edition bound in dark blue cloth with pictorial stamping in gold on the cover and spine and gold lettering. Size of page, 7 1/2 x 9 7/8. This edition has the same number of illustrations and the same end-papers as the limited edition. There is also a binding in Persian Morocco." (-Latimore & Haskell, Rackham Bibliography, 1936; p. 65). Weight: 2 lbs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
• Publisher: George G. Harrap & Company Limited London, Bombay, Sydney. "First published 1929 by George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. [-] "Printed in Great Britain by The Riverside Press Limited Edinburgh. First English trade edition.
• Publication Date: 1929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket