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Description: Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vol. II (only): 226 pages. Subjects; Joseph Andrews. Mr. Abraham Adams. 18th century fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Description: Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vol. II (only): 226 pages. Subjects; Joseph Andrews. Mr. Abraham Adams. 18th century fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two volume set. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. 16mo. [20] 226 [2]pp, [6] 226pp. Bound in contemporary leather. This is the first illustrated edition with 12 plates, 5 in volume 1 and 7 in volume 2, and the overall 3rd edition. Chipping to heads of spines. Front cover of vol 1 cracked and weak but still holding. ESTC T89883.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 2 vols. 12mo, contemporary speckled calf. Third edition. Armorial bookplate on pastedowns; joints cracked; head and feet of spines worn; but a good, sound copy.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [iii]+82+[2 epilogue] pages. Octavo (8"x 5") bound in modern gray boards and printed paper label. (Cross, page 308; Ximenes Occasional List 92, 108; NCBEL III, 929) First edition. This is the earliest issue, with the price on the title page and earliest press figures. Complete with the epilogue. Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was a playwright and novelist who figured prominently within the literary and theatrical sphere of Restoration England. Born on April 22, 1707 in Sharpham, England as the oldest of seven children, Fielding received an education in classical languages and literature at Eton College, where he first developed his affinity for writing. Ranging from conventional to experimental forms, his total of 21 published plays received wavering critical responses; his first wild success, The Author s Farce, launched his career as a playwright, whereas The Covent-Garden Tragedy was regarded as one of his biggest flops. Additionally, The Covent-Garden Tragedy marks Fielding s most long-winded dispute with contemporary critics. An innovative satirist and social commentator, he consistently based his works on critiques of contemporary political ideologies, the consumerist fashions of public taste, and the exploitation of writers by playhouses and publishing houses alike. Viewing Fielding as a playwright through the lens of the public eye, focusing specifically on the critical reception and response to his plays leading up to the Licensing Act of 1737, it becomes clear that he was indeed a renowned figure who built his influence gradually throughout his career. Fielding ended his career as a playwright due to the passage of the Licensing Act of 1737, a censorship law to which he himself had contributed due to the increasingly harsh anti-ministerial content of his plays. Indeed, The Historical Register of 1736 served as a catalyst for the act, exposing the potential danger of political satire on the stage. Though Fielding subsequently shifted his career toward novel writing, there is no doubt that his dramatic works greatly influenced and shaped the England of his time. His plays have been adapted throughout history and continue to be performed in modern times, leaving a legacy that endures in the literary and dramatic imagination. Condition: First and final leaf dust soiled else a very good copy.
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.