Oliver Goldsmith: from the Deserted Village, 1770
Carr reported in the History of the QTP (1987) that he had published two editions of The Deserted Village
by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774).
(Last updated on 31/1/2021)
SBP-GOL1: First edition
Title: The Deserted Village. Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1978
ISBN: None
Size: 128 x 96 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: cream
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: Christopher Fiddes
Internal illustrations: 13 by Christopher Fiddes
Number in series: none
Colophon: sun face 1964
Telephone number: none
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: 27
Printed by: Harry Richardson (Printers) Ltd., Dryden Street, Kettering
Content: From The Deserted Village
Notes: This edition is dated 1978, underneath the credit to Christopher Fiddes, inside the front cover.
Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)
SBP-GOL2: Second impression
Title: The Deserted Village. Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher: J.L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1978
ISBN: None
Size: 128 x 96 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: two
Binding: white printed matt card covers
Paper: cream
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: Christopher Fiddes
Internal illustrations: 13 by Christopher Fiddes
Number in series: 41
Colophon: none
Telephone number: none
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: about 70 (some titles are obscured and added by hand)
Printed by: not stated
Content: From The Deserted Village
Notes: This edition has the same date of 1978 as the first impression but was probably issued in the early 1980s. It is uniquely numbered 41 in the series.
Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)