GOLDSMITH, Oliver.—The Deserted Village, a poem. By Dr. Goldsmith. London: Printed for W. Griffin, at Garrick's Head, in Catharine-ſtreet, Strand. . . . MDCCLXX. Small 8vo, boards, uncut edges, in brown levant morocco case, gilt back, floral ornament on the sides.
Second issue of the first octavo edition, with the misprint "head," page 9, line 1, corrected to "hand."
The poem was issued in two sizes in 1770, octavo and quarto, but it cannot be absolutely determined which was the first edition. The former is without question by far the rarer, and as there is an issue of this edition containing the misprint "head," which is not found in the quarto, it is fair to suppose that the octavo is the earlier.
Collation: Half-title, "The Deserted Village," A1 (verso blank). Title, A2 (verso blank). Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds, A3. Text, A4-B6 in sixes. Pages i-vi. and 7-24.
GOLDSMITH, Oliver.—The Deserted Village, a poem. By Dr Goldsmith. London: Printed for W. Griffin, at Garrick's Head, in Catharine-ſtreet, Strand. M DCC LXX. Small 8vo, green levant morocco, rich gilt back and wide side borders, doubled with green morocco, borders, green silk guards, uncut edges, with the original wrappers bound in, by The Club Bindery.
Another 8vo edition of 1770, entirely reset, with larger type and different ornaments. The type on the title-page is much narrower faced, the period after "poem" is raised above the line, and there is no period after "Dr." The dedication is preceded by a band of small printer's ornaments, terminating at each side in a fleur-de-lis. In the other edition, two parallel lines, the upper one the heavier, precede the dedication. As in the other edition, the misprint "head," page 9, line 1, is corrected to "hand."
Collation: The same as the preceding edition.
GOLDSMITH, Oliver.—The Deserted Village, a poem. By Dr. Goldsmith [vignette "The sad historian of the pensive plain," by Isaac Taylor] London: Printed for W. Griffin, at Garrick's Head, in Catharine-ſtreet, Strand. M DCC LXX. 4to, blue levant morocco, gilt and mosaic back, sides decorated with interlaced mosaic ribbon design in compartments, doubled with blue morocco, borders, red silk guards, uncut edges, by The Club Bindery.
An unusually large and entirely uncut copy of the first quarto edition. The misprint "head," page 3, line 7, is corrected to "hand."
Collation: Half-title, "The Deserted Village. [Price 2s.]," A1 (verso blank). Title, with vignette, A2 (verso blank). Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds, A3-A4 (verso blank). Text, B1-B4 and D1-G2 (verso blank) in twos. Pages 1-23.