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GOLDSMITH (OLIVER) The Deserted Village, a Poem, FIRST EDITION, W. Griffin, 1770

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GOLDSMITH (OLIVER) The Deserted Village, a Poem, FIRST EDITION, W. Griffin, 1770

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GOLDSMITH (OLIVER)
The Deserted Village, a Poem, FIRST EDITION, half-title, engraved vignette by Isaac Taylor on the title, full morocco gilt by Stikeman & Co., sides elaborately tooled with wide borders, gilt dentelles, g.e., head of spine bumped and slightly rubbed [Hayward 184; Rothschild 1032; Sterling 405], 4to (700 x 210mm.), W. Griffin, 1770
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First edition of Goldsmith's famous poem, with catchword on page 9 misprinted with 'Careless' for 'Thus'. Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds, with the last four lines written by Samuel Johnson, The Deserted Poem found immediate popularity, with six further editions appearing in the year of publication, and for which 'nearly all the first reviews were favourable', the early readers admiring 'the nostalgic descriptions of a vanished village life' (ODNB).

Provenance: Henry William Poor (1844-1915, American banker and bibliophile), red leather gilt armorial bookplate; Templeton Crocker (1884-1948, president of the California Historical Society), bookplate; Christie's South Kensington, 23 November 2009, lot 215.
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GOLDSMITH (OLIVER) The Deserted Village, a Poem, FIRST EDITION, W. Griffin, 1770

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