The traveller, or a prospect of society. A poem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--18th century.

English poetry.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],22p. )

Other Title:

Traveller,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXIV. [1764]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Oliver Goldsmith.

This is believed to be the first state of the first edition; Temple Scott and Todd describe it as very rare, Scott considering it a "trial" state.

This issue lacks the half-title and has a 7 line dedication on p.[3], but the text is the same as in other first edition states (Todd).

Williams' description of it as "Issue A" mis-describes the title, but he had not seen it.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Cited in:

Roscoe, A199 (2)

Scott, T., Oliver Goldsmith, 1928, p.140

Williams, I., Seven XVIIIth century bibliographies, 1968, pp.134-5

Todd, W., 'Quadruple imposition: an account of Goldsmith's Traveller' in Studies in bibliography. VII, 1955, pp.110-111. Variant 1

English Short Title Catalog, N49108.

OCLC:

642210003