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Oliver Goldsmith | She stoops to conquer, London, 1773, later calf

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Oliver Goldsmith.


She stoops to conquer: or, the mistakes of a night. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. London: printed for F. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1773 


FIRST EDITION, Todd's second impression (p.8 not numbered and running title reads "She stoops to conquer"), 8vo (213 x 128 mm), half-title, modern speckled calf, ruled in gilt, spine with two false bands and red morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, upper margin of half-title with neat tissue repair to closed tear, some soiling


LITERATURE:

ESTC T1547; Todd, "The first editions of The good natur'd man and She stoops to conquer", Studies in Bibliography 11 (1958), pp. 133-142