The traveller; or, A prospect of society, a poem. Containing: a sketch of the manners, of Italy, Switzerland, France, Holland, and Britain. To which is added True beauty, a matrimonial tale; likewise The adventures of Tom Dreadnought, who served as a soldier and also as sailor, in the late war. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. [i.e., M.D.?] Author of The vicar of Wakefield, &c.

People / Organizations

• Oliver Goldsmith (Author)

Imprint

[Philadelphia] America: Printed [by Robert Bell?] for every purchaser, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]

Publication year

1768-1768

ESTC No.

W29874

Grub Street ID

340173

Description

24p. ; 12⁰

Note

"The Traveller" is dedicated to the author's brother, the Rev. Henry Goldsmith. "True beauty" is included in editions of Goldsmith's works under title: The double transformation. "The adventures of Tom Dreadnought" is Goldsmith's Essay no. 24.

This title was advertised in the Pennsylvania chronicle, July 11-18, 1768, as "lately published and to be sold by R. Bell." - Another edition, with identical imprint, has the word "likewise" in a separate line on the title page, and gathering B follows leaf A6. (That edition was issued as part of: Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. The poetical works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montague .. London [i.e. Philadelphia?], 1769].) In the present edition, the words "True beauty, a matrimonial tale; likewise the" appear in one line, and gathering B is inserted after leaf A3.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: A?(A3 + B6)