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The vicar of Wakefield : a tale / supposed to be written by himself ; in two volumes ; volume I[-II].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Singer-Mendenhall Collection PR3490 .A1 1780 v.1/2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vicars, Parochial--England--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Vicars, Parochial.
- Conduct of life--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Conduct of life.
- English fiction--Early works to 1800.
- English fiction.
- England--Social life and customs--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- England.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Bardwell, Elijah (former owner) (inscription) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes in 1 (156 pages) ; 17 cm (12mo)
- Fingerprint:
- lyus e-ll edet tene (3) 1780 (Q)
- Place of Publication:
- Newburyport [Mass.] : Printed and sold by John Mycall, [1780]
- Summary:
- Details the romantic intrigues in the family of a country vicar in eighteenth century England.
- Notes:
- English Short Title Catalog records title as follows: The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. Supposed to be written by himself. [One line of Latin text] In two volumes, in one. VolumeI[-II]. "A variant does not have 'in one' after 'In two volumes,'."--English Short Title Catalog.
- Volume 2 has special title leaf (leaf G6r) which reads: The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. Supposed to be written by himself. Sperate miseri, cavete felices. In two volumes. Volume II. Newburyport: Printed and sold by John Mycall.
- Imprint date supplied from English Short Title Catalog.
- Signatures: A-N⁶.
- Signatures and pagination are continuous across both volumes.
- "Advertisement" on page [82] signed by Oliver Goldsmith.
- Local Notes:
- Singer-Mendenhall copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2024 at auction from Forum Auctions (lot 167).
- Singer-Mendenhall copy has early manuscript ownership inscription ("Elijah Bardwell's Book") on front free endpaper.
- Singer-Mendenhall copy: right board wanting.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, W29877
- Evans, 16787
- OCLC:
- 722411123
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