A cover design by W. R. Rogers for Oliver Goldsmith’s ‘The Vicar of Wakefield.’ (original) (raw)

Cover for ‘The Vicar of Wakefield’

W. R. Rogers

1861

Red cloth gilt

8 x 5¼ inches.

One of Rogers’s elegant rustic designs. The designer’s use of the ivy-motif closely resembles the work of Albert Warren, offering a lyrical introduction to Goldsmith’s tale of a quiet life in a rustic setting.

• The Book Cover Designs of William Harry Rogers
• Albert Henry Warren as a book and book binding designer

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