Oliver Goldsmith — Poems and Plays

Dublin, Price, Sleater, W. Watson; et al, 1777. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this anthology of the poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith, published only three years after his death. The first edition, with the "Messrs. Price, Sleater" imprint, and no engraved cancel title.Portrait engraving to the head of page i.Bound without all endpapers.A volume collection together some of the poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith, the eminent Anglo-Irish author of the eighteenth century. This volume includes 'The Hermit', 'Traveller', 'She Stoops to Conquer', 'Double Transformation', 'Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog', 'Deserted Village', 'Good Natur'd Man', and more.With a life of the author, who had died only a few years before this edition was published.Bookplate of Oliver Brett to the front paste down, a British peer and politician who worked for Lord Morley, and was a close friend of both Kings Edward VII and George V. He was the chairman of the National Trust for twenty-five years In a full calf binding. Externally, a little rubbed. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, alongside small chips to the front joint, and to the rear board. Joints are cracked and starting, more so the front joint. Hinges are a little tender and require careful handling. Bookplate to the front paste down. Lacking all endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly ag-toned and generally clean, with a few scattered spots. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .