Dr. goldsmith's roman history Abridged by himself For the Use of schools.
London.
Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1772.
First edition.
12mo.
[4], viii, 311pp, [1]. Later half-calf, marbled paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting.
The first edition of Oliver Goldsmith's (1728?-1774) abridgement, intended for a juvenile readership, of his The Roman History, from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire (1769).
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 29997
