SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER: Or Mistakes of a Night
by Oliver Goldsmith. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, (1978). Collector's Edition, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Frontispiece portrait art by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Illustrations and decorations by T.M. Cleland. A presentable classic gift. Easton Press bookplate, with former owner's name typed-in, attached to the blank page facing the half-title page, very mildly bumped to the cover's lower shelf edges, else near fine, very tight and unread in rich-blue leather with patterned gilt embossed decorations to the front and rear covers, gilt embossed decorations and titles to the raised two-band hubbed spine, blue-and-yellow headband and tail-band, all page edges gilt, copper-hued satin-moire end-papers, and a sewn-in silk ribbon marker. 11" by 8"; 121 pages; plus introduction, and publisher's preface. PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT ILLUSTRATED BOOKS THANKS! |