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Price: US$372.15 + shipping
Description: iv, xvii[iii], 20-228 pp. Full contemporary speckled calf gilt, raised bands, ligh brown calf gilt spine label, speckled leaf edges. 17 cm x 11 cm. Cracking to joints with slight stain (darkening of leather) to rear board, front free endpaper coming loose, contents lightly age browned.
Seller: John Turton, Crook, United Kingdom
Fielding, Henry. Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 18mo. [xvii], 228 pp. Woodcut ornaments and intials. Quarter leather on cloth covered boards, gilt titling spine, overall very good condition. (76700). Outer edges of preliminaries light water-stains.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
FIELDING, Henry. THE JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO LISBON. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$672.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo, pp. [iv], iv, [xviii], [19]-240, 193-228. Bound in leather backed contemporary marble boards, a fine copy with contemporary bookplate of Mongague Shearman. Bound with the half title. Rothschild 857. CBEL II, p 519; Cross III, p. 326. "There are two editions of this book, one drastically altered from the original, partially by John, Henry Fielding's half-brother, were printed in January 1755. The unedited version was printed first and suppressed in favor of the edited text, but was issued later in response to the demand promoted by the Lisbon earthquake in November." In an attempt to improve his health in a warmer climate, Fielding left with his wife for Lisbon in June of 1754. "The incidents of his voyage are detailed with great humor and with undiminished interest in life . Mr. Austin Dobson rightly says that it (The Journal) is one 'of the most unfeigned and touching little tracts in our own or any other literature'"[DNB]. Fielding died in Lisbon after a stay of two months.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. A Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$700.66 + shipping
Description: 170mm x 100mm (7" x 4"). 228pp. Some foxing and page-edge browning. Modern rebind Brown hardback boards with tooled brown leather spine
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voayage to Lisbon. Printed for A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition of Fielding's last book. Bound in full leather which is somewhat worn but all joints are complete and holding. Five raised bands.The text block is complete with no marks. Pages are crisp and white. Front and rear past down show uniform discoloration along the edges where glued, about 1/4 inch. The front free end paper has a note written in a 19th century hand. The book is preserved in a brown cloth clamshell case. The present edition, with text altered from the original, partially by John, Henry Fielding's half-brother, was printed second but issued first. The unedited version, which was printed first, was initially suppressed in favor of the edited text, but issued later in response to the demand promoted by the Lisbon earthquake in November." Fielding left with his wife for Lisbon in June of 1754, hoping to improve his health in a warmer climate. "The incidents of his voyage are detailed with great humor and with undiminished interest in life Mr. Austin Dobson rightly says that [the Journal] is one 'of the most unfeigned and touching little tracts in our own or any other literature.'" [DNB]. Fielding died in Lisbon two months after his arrival. Rothschild 857. NCBEL II 931.First edition, with the half title. The 1st printing (10 sheets) was originally suppressed by Fielding's brother John, who made textual "corrections" and re-printed the work with 12 sheets and mis-numbered pages ( Banerji , Fielding Life and Works, 1962). After this "corrected" second printing sold out, the first sheets were issued in December 1755. This non-fiction Lisbon journal differs from Fielding's fiction and plays in content, but not in the author's use of biting satiric wit, especially when aimed at the Catholic Church. The text contains a four page Dedication to the Public by the publisher, in which he says the journal was begun "in answer to Lord Bolingbroke", the English politician and political philosopher who died in 1751.
Seller: A Turn of the Page Books, Fishers, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$862.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 12mo. (4),(xviii,)(19)-(276)pp. (Pp. 241-276 misnumbered 193-228.) Full crushed crimson morocco by the Club Bindery, 1905; Spine in six compartments, intricately gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Half title present. With the leather gilt bookplate of Beverly Chew. Hinges rubbed, tip of spine neatly repaired, else a very good copy. Two versions of this work were printed in 1755. This is the version edited by Fielding's half-brother John. The unedited version was printed first but suppressed in favor of the edited version, which, though printed later, was the first version issued. Rothschild 857; Cross III, 326-7; Warde 28. T131333. The Club Bindery was founded by the Groilier Club in 1895. In 1909 it became the Rowfand Bindery, then The Booklover Shop in 1914, and finally The French Binders from 1918-1920. .
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good, first edition book in polished calf. Gilt-ruled, five raised bands on spine, title on red leather in the second section. Front and back boards have narrow double gilt fillet borders. All external page edges are trimmed and red-speckled, also age-darkened. The half-title page is present as are a head-piece illustration and woodcut initials at the start of each chapter, all as called for in the first edition. Two blank FFEPs, Half-title, Title page, Dedication i-iv, Preface i-xvii, Text pages 19-228, two back free end-papers. Board panels are scratched and rubbed. Fore-edge corners are rubbed through. Cap at head of spine is missing. Front spine gutter is cracked through to the front paste down but still attached by the upper and lower raised bands. Pencilled and ink writing on the front end-papers and previous owner's bookplate. Shadow transfers around upper and side edges of end papers and through the half-title page at the front of the book, paste-down and end-papers at the back of the book. The paste-downs and end papers are soiled as noted above, no foxing is present. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. THE JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO LISBON. A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1755, [iv], iv, vxii, [i], [19]-228pp, [ii], [i.e. 276pp] pp241-276 misnumbered 193-228, teg, marbled eps, edge lines of covers, 5 raised bars to spine, leaf design blindstamped to panels of spine, leather label to spine, some soiling, rubbing & shelfwear to cover, corners lightly bumped, some edge rubbing to covers, top corners nearly worn through, spine ends missing, bookplate to fep, bookstore sticker to rear ep, contents clean & unmarked.
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 12mo. (4),(xviii,)(19)-(276)pp. (Pp. 241-276 misnumbered 193-228.) Full sprinkled calf, probably 19th century; Spine in six compartments, gilt. Red and green lettering labels, gilt. Marbled endpapers. Half title present. Hinges rubbed and cracked but firm; tip of spine worn; a few lower text margins near the end slightly soiled, not affecting the text; else a very nice copy. With the Gustavia A. Senff bookplate on the front pastedown. This is the Doheny copy, with her leather gilt bookplate on the front free endpaper. Two versions of this work were printed in 1755. This is the version edited by Fielding's half-brother John. The unedited version was printed first but suppressed in favor of the edited version, which, though printed later, was the first version issued. Rothschild 857; Cross III, 326-7; Warde 28. T131333.
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon, by the Late .. For A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. [iv], 228 [i.e., 276] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition of Fielding's last book. Two editions appeared in 1755, with the same title pages: one (this) edition was clearly an edited text; the other version was unedited, and set from the manuscript. The unedited text was suppressed and did not reappear until the next November, after an earthquake in Portugal reawakened interest in Fielding's book. Cross III, p. 326; Rothschild 857 Modern polished sprinkled calf, spine richly gilt, red leather labels. Fine copy, in quarter brown morocco slipcase with chemise. Morocco ex-libris of Josiah Kirby Lilly Junior [iv], 228 [i.e., 276] pp. 1 vols. 12mo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon .. A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, with half-title. 228 [i.e., 276] pp., pages 241-276 misnumbered 198-228. 1 vols. 12mo (162 x 92 mm.). First edition of Fielding's last book. Two editions appeared in 1755, with the same title pages: one (this) edition was clearly an edited text; the other version was unedited, and set from the manuscript. The unedited text was suppressed and did not reappear until the next November, after an earthquake in Portugal reawakened interest in Fielding's book. Cross III, p. 326; Rothschild 857 Contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, spine and corners bumped. Provenance: Duff Cooper with his Rex Whistler bookplate 228 [i.e., 276] pp., pages 241-276 misnumbered 198-228. 1 vols. 12mo (162 x 92 mm.)
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. [iv], iv, xvii, [i], [19]-228 [i.e., 276] pp., with half-title. 12mo. First edition of Fielding's last book. Two editions appeared in 1755, with the same title-pages: one (this) edition was clearly an edited text; the other version was unedited, and set from the manuscript. The unedited text was suppressed and did not reappear until the next November, after an earthquake in Portugal reawakened interest in Fielding's book. Cross III, p. 326-7; Rothschild 857. Provenance: Christopher Jeaffreson, Dullingham (bookplate); Blackwell's (pencil inscription); Louis & Anne Marie Davidson (bookplate) Contemporary half calf, marbled boards. Extremities worn, lacking spine label, small paper flaw to margin of final leaf [iv], iv, xvii, [i], [19]-228 [i.e., 276] pp., with half-title. 12mo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon .. For A. Millar, London, 1755.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition (edited), with the half-title. '228' [i.e., 276pp]. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition of Fielding's last book. Two editions appeared in 1755, with the same title pages: one (this) edition was clearly an edited text; the other version was unedited, and set from the manuscript. The unedited text was suppressed and did not reappear until the next November, after an earthquake in Portugal reawakened interest in Fielding's book. Cross III, p. 326; Rothschild 857 Contemporary calf, upper joint restored. Binding slightly worn, but a very good, sound copy, text immaculate '228' [i.e., 276pp]. 1 vols. 12mo First edition (edited), with the half-title.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
FIELDING, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon.. London: Millar., 1755.
Price: US$1283.27 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full morocco, 6 1/2 inches tall. A beautiful later binding by Morrell with gilt raised bands and delicate gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Lacks half title. Exceptionally fine and clean text and binding. First edition. Henry Fielding, one of the earliest and greatest English 18th century writers, traveled to Portugal in 1754 seeking relief from various acute medical conditions but died after a couple of months, this work was published the following year.
Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$1387.50 + shipping
Description: 12mo. pp. 2 p.l., iv, xvii, [1]blank], [19]-240, 193-228. with half-title. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary sprinkled calf (repair to upper front joint, small chip to head of spine, some rough patches on rear cover, short marginal tear in 1 prelim; overall a nice copy). First Edition. The present edition, with text altered from the original, partially by John, Henry Fieldings half-brother, was printed second but issued first. The unedited version, which was printed first, was initially suppressed in favour of the edited text, but issued later in response to the demand promoted by the Lisbon earthquake in November." Fielding left with his wife for Lisbon in June of 1754, hoping to improve his health in a warmer climate. "The incidents of his voyage are detailed with great humor and with undiminished interest in life Mr. Austin Dobson rightly says that [the Journal] is one 'of the most unfeigned and touching little tracts in our own or any other literature." [DNB]. Fielding died in Lisbon two months after his arrival. Rothschild 857. NCBEL II 931.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$1485.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First Issued Edition. The Rothschild catalogue states that "two editions of this book, one altered from the original, probably by John, Henry Fieldings blind half-brother, were printed in January 1755. The unedited version, which was printed first, was suppressed in favor of the edited text, but was issued later in response to the demand promoted by the Lisbon earthquake." This is the text which was issued first. With the half-title as called for, woodcut initials and head-pieces. 12mo., bound in contemporary polished calf, the spine with raised bands gilt ruled, the covers with double gilt fillet rules at the borders. [iv], xvii, [1]blank], [19]-240, 193-228 pp. [Correct as called for]. A very well preserved copy, handsome with a bit of wear from age at the tips and edges. FIRST EDITION IN CONTEMPORARY BINDING. Fielding was known for his earthy humour and satire and he and Samuel Richardson are seen as the founders of the traditional English novel. Fielding also is credited with founding the first professional police force in London in his position as magistrate. His book on the voyage to Lisbon is considered a fine travel journal filled with sympathy and good cheer.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.