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FIELDING, HENRY. THE LIFE OF MR. JONATHAN WILD THE GREAT. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1932.
Price: US$57.33 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: - Limited Edition of 350 copies, this being number 63 - Bound in buckram w/ leather title label to spine - Covers heavily foxed - Spine toned and head slightly pulled but still strong - Book ow/ solid, clean and bright - 278 pages
Seller: Green Ink Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: No. 131 of 350 copies. viii, 278p. Illustrated by Denis Tegetmeier with seven copperplate engravings, Bound in full tan buckram with red spine label gilt, t.e.g. Press Bibliography no. 83. The spine is faded to dark brown (as is quite common) and cover with some spotting, contents fine
Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.
Fielding, Henry. The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great. Golden Cockerel Press, 1932.
Price: US$108.29 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With seven etchings on copper by Denis Tegetmeier. Fawn buckram. Spine slightly browned, covers spotted. Interior fine. Very good copy. One of 320 numbered copies.
Seller: Tindley and Everett, ABA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$121.03 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Waltham St Lawrence UK: GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS, 1932. First numbered limited edition from The Golden Cockerell Press, limited to 350 copies this is number 178. Contains 279 pages in very bright clean condition, untrimmed on two sides, top outer edges trimmed and gilt. Seven copper plate illustrations by Denis Tegetmeier, all present as called for. NO dustwrapper, outer boards are a little foxed and spine slightly darkened, gold stamped Cockerel emblem on front board is bright, the foxing on boards has not entered the book at all the pages are totally bright and clean. A pleasing, presentable example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Limited Numbered Edition. Cloth Covered Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by TEGETMEIER, Denis. 9 x 6¼ Inches. Hardcover.
Seller: Peter Sheridan Books Bought and Sold, West Molesey, Surrey, United Kingdom
Price: US$140.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An illustrated edition of Henry Fielding's satirical early novel. This is No. 136 of 350 copies. Illustrated with copper etched plates from illustrator and engraver Denis Tegetmeier.Originally published in 1743, this is an early novel from English novelist, satirist and dramatist Henry Fielding, best known for his comic novel, 'Tom Jones', and seen as one of the founders of the English novel.This work is an ironic treatment of Jonathan Wild, a notorious underworld figure of the time. A satire of Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the time, Fielding equates Walpole with the gang leader and highwayman. Fielding was often sharply critical of Walpole's government. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Discolouration to spine and board perimeters. Slight shelf wear to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$166.00 + shipping
Description: Good; ivory buckram over boards with gold cockerel blocked on cover and applied red label on spine, cover and spine has darkened with age, hand made paper, top edge gilt, no. 138 of 350 copies, with 7 copper plate engravings, interior is clean and crisp, binding is tight, 279 pages, literature; Limited Edition; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Gerry Mosher, Rockford, IL, U.S.A.