GOLDSMITH, OLIVER. 1728-1774.

The Bee: Being Essays on the most Interesting Subjects. London: J. Wilkie, 1759.

The Bee: Being Essays on the most Interesting Subjects. London: J. Wilkie, 1759.
12mo (170 x 110 mm). Woodcut headers, vignettes an initials. 19th-century morocco, covers ruled in gilt, spine gilt with 5 raised bands, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Joints tender, lacking blanks, light spotting.

FIRST EDITION. Oliver Goldsmith's short-lived publication started and ended in 1759, but was re-printed in 1790. He was best known for his novels and plays, including The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer. Temple Scott pp 62-63.