THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD

First edition, first printing. Original navy blue cloth with titles and floral decorations to the spine and upper board, in dustwrapper. Gilt top edge. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated throughout with 12 colour plates and black and white line drawings by Arthur Rackham. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the extremities a little rubbed. The contents, with light offsetting to the prelims and a little spotting to the the text block edge, are otherwise clean and bright throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original dustwrapper which has significant chipping and tears to the spine tips and extremities, and has been repaired with clear tape to both the inside and outside of the wrapper. Not price-clipped (15/- to the front flap).