Goldsmith's life of Richard Nash 1st
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Author: [Goldsmith, Oliver]
Title: The Life of Richard Nash, of Bath, Esq; Extracted Principally From His Original Papers
Place Published: London
Publisher:J. Newbery
Date Published: 1762
Description:
Author: [Goldsmith, Oliver]
Title: The Life of Richard Nash, of Bath, Esq; Extracted Principally From His Original Papers
Place Published: London
Publisher:J. Newbery
Date Published: 1762
Description:
[2], vi, 234 + [4] ad pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Anthony Walker after William Hoare. (8vo) 20.5x12 cm (8x4½"), period sprinkled calf, gilt borders, housed in a modern chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. First Edition.
First edition of Oliver Goldsmith's biography of Richard Nash, the celebrated dandy of Bath.
Goldsmith was a celebrated eighteenth-century writer of prose, poetry and stage productions. The death of Nash moved him to such an extent that he opted to write a biography of him only one year after his death.
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Edges a little rubbed; hinges skillfully repaired, toning to endpaper edges, a very nice copy in the original state; very good.
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