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Henry Fielding. The History of Tom Jones: Vol. IV. J. Johnson, 1808.
Price: US$12.60 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1808. No Edition Remarks. 334 pages. Half bound black leather with marbled paper covered boards. Volume IV. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Fielding, Henry. The History of a Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749). J. Johnson etc, London, 1808.
Price: US$38.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three volumes from From The Works of Henry Fielding.in Fourteen Volumes, New Edition: J. Johnson etc, 1808. Three volumes uniformly rebound in early C20th brown leather over brown cloth; green leather title labels on spines; brown patterned endpapers. A little scuffing, light foxing, otherwise very good. Tom Jones complete in three volumes; bound and labeled as such: being volumes VII, VIII & IX of the Works of Henry Fielding.
Seller: Richard Beaton, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo. Two volumes in one. Volume 1: [12], 292pp.; Volume 2: [10], 317pp. Ex-library, with an engraved bookplate and two small ownership stamps on the half-title and title pages. Near contemporary boards with a later dark full leather binding. Very good with moderate scattered foxing to the text pages, the leather cover is still soft and clean. Scarce in the trade. *OCLC* locates six copies. Although not marked as such, this copy is from the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor and his wife, the National Book Award-nominated poet Eleanor Ross Taylor.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$127.20 + shipping
Description: In two volumes. [12], 228; [8], 217pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled marbled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed, slight surface loss to lower board of Vol. I, spines dulled. Henry Fielding's (1707-1754) celebrated satire, a highly influential work in the development of the English novel, first printed in 1742. Size: 12mo
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Price: US$139.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A nice edition of Henry Fielding's best known comic novel, the influential novel that was one of the first in English. Complete in two volumes. 'Joseph Andrews' is the story of a good-natured footman and his adventures on his way home from London with his friend and mentor, the parson Abraham Adams, an absent minded man. This novel is among the first in the English language, and is often defined as a comic epic poem in prose. Written by Henry Fielding, the English novelist, well known for his humorous and satirical work. He was also one of those ho founded London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpapers, 'Clara .'. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title pages, 'William Kilner, Oct 3rd 1832'. In a full calf binding, rebacked with the original boards restored. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing and marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedowns and to the recto to the front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title pages. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Henry Fielding. THE HISTORY OF AMELIA. J. Johnson; J. Nichols and Son, London, 1808.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three volumes complete in full, original calf bindings. Volumes are very tight with some minor repairs to boards. Light rubbing to top of spines and corners of boards. All bindings have been treated with leather cleaner, restorer and preservative. Published in 1808. A very decent set. Small owner's signature appears on front free end paper in all three volumes.
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$879.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: J. Johnson; R. Nichols and Son; R. Baldwin; F. And C. Rivingon; Otridge and Son; W.J. And J. Richardson; R. Faulder and Son; et al, 1808. Fourteen volume set [complete], title pages dated 1808. Various works by the author best known for Tom Jones. Attractively bound in early to mid 19th century three quarter dark brown leather over marbled boards, spines lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt, marble endpaper, 6.5" tall. Frontis portrait in volume I. A sound and handsome set with rubbing to the edges, no spine chips, some tarnish to the gilt spines on a few volumes, sound text blocks (binding stitching showing at the title page of volume XI, but book is structurally sound), age-toned and lightly to moderately foxed pages throughout, no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Henry Fielding. The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. J. Johnson et al., London, 1808.
Price: US$1138.46 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart collection of the writings of Henry Fielding bound in excellent contemporary leather. Includes his works 'The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews', 'The History of Tom Jones', 'Amelia', 'The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild' and 'A Journey from This World', amongst numerous other works.With an essay on the life of Fielding by Arthur Murphy.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author to the first volume.An excellent, well-preserved collection of Fielding's works. In a contemporary full speckled calf binding. Externally generally smart; a little rubbed to the spines, volumes I and XI in particular. Extremities are bumped and joints are rubbed. Internally, Pages are a little spotted. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom