Oliver Goldsmith bibliographically and biographically considered based on the collection of material in the library of W. M. Elkins, Esq. ... With an introduction by A. Edward Newton
first edition
1928 · New York
by SCOTT, TEMPLE
New York: Bowling Green Press, 1928. First edition, limited to 1000 copies, this one of 750 for sale, this copy no. 392 and so attested to in ms. on the copyright-page by Edward Stern & Co., Inc., large 8vo, pp. xix, [1]; 368; color frontispiece portrait, spine a bit spotted, very light wear; very good and sound in orig. blue cloth, gilt medallion on upper cover, gilt-lettered direct on spine. "An old-fashioned discursive bibliography, not without a certain charm, and frequently informative. Composed according to the standards popularized by the collector and bibliophile A. Edward Newton, who has contributed a six-page preface" (Steve Weismann, Ximenes). (Inventory #: 32008)