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London: Bell & Daldy, 1867. First Thus. 8vo (7" x 5¼"). pp. 186. Part of Bell & Daldy's Imperial Gift Book Series (1)Imitation malachite papier mâché boards joined by a spine of green crushed ribbed morocco spine; the front board with the title in gothic script with a filigree motif above and below it, and bordered with a filigree frame. Spine with titles in identical gothic script as the front board with filigree motifs and borders at the head and tail of the spine; white coated diagonal fine rib grain moiré eps; a.e.g. Includes black and white engraved frontis. and 38 headpieces, tailpieces and vignette illustrations by Birket Foster, John Absolon, James Godwin and Harrison Weir.A collection of Goldsmith's most important poetry including his most famous poems, The Deserted Village (1770), a condemnation of rural depopulation and the general pursuit of huge wealth without thought to happiness or the displacement of communities, and The Traveler (1764), a philosophic poem discussing the causes of… Read More