{"product_id":"the-deserted-village-oliver-goldsmith-limited-edition","title":"The Deserted Village, Oliver Goldsmith — Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Dingle, The Hawthorn Private Press, 1980\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Slim 8vo, unpaginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The volume is housed in a plain paper wrapper that exhibits noticeable foxing, spotting, and some toning, particularly along the spine and margins. Beneath the wrapper, however, the quarter green cloth and mustard paper-covered boards remain remarkably vibrant and clean, with sharp corners and no significant shelf-wear. Internally, the binding is tight and secure. The text block is exceptionally crisp and bright, free from internal foxing, with the only addition being a neat previous owner's signature dated 1980 to the front free endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a highly scarce limited edition of Oliver Goldsmith's pastoral masterpiece, produced by the Hawthorn Private Press in Dingle, County Kerry. While the press produced a smaller 75-copy edition in Dublin in 1975, this subsequent 1980 Dingle printing was limited to 220 numbered copies. This particular volume is an early issue, being copy number 5, and bears the handwritten signature of the printer, Stan Phelan, alongside the date to the colophon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe typography is handsomely executed, set in 14-point Caslon with uncial openings, and printed in magenta and black ink on vellum Conqueror laid paper using an Arab platen press. Complementing the fine presswork are illustrations by Tom Roche. With composition by Mavis Phelan and machine work by Stan Phelan, this volume stands as a deeply personal and beautifully crafted artefact of late-20th-century Irish private press history. Copies of this specific Dingle printing are exceptionally uncommon on the open market today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1770, Oliver Goldsmith's \u003ci\u003eThe Deserted Village\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant pastoral elegy that laments the decline of rural village life and the displacement of the peasantry due to the creeping forces of wealth concentration and land enclosure. Through evocative imagery of \"Sweet Auburn,\" Goldsmith critiques the social costs of the Industrial Revolution and agrarian shift. This striking private press edition offers a tactile, visually beautiful presentation of Goldsmith's enduring poetic masterwork, celebrating both the rich literary heritage of Ireland and the artisan dedication of the Hawthorn Private Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54647474749779,"sku":"5221","price":94.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260816_201506.jpg?v=1787302286","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-deserted-village-oliver-goldsmith-limited-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}