Edinburgh: A. Donaldson, 1771. Hardcover. Fifth edition. 12 Volume set. Tan leather binding. No dust jacket. Ridged spines. Edge-worn boards with numerous scores. Several marks, stains and minor abrasions on boards. Spines are worn, cracked and rubbed. Spine ends are worn, chipped and rubbed. Leading corners are worn, bumped and split. Small abrasion on title plate of Vol. 1. Several tape repairs on upper part of spine of Vol. 2. Leather binding on central section of spine of Vol. 6 is missing. Title plate and uppermost part of leather binding on spine of Vol. 8 are partly detached from book spine. Upper part of right edge of spine of Vol. 12 is detached from book spine. Rear board of Vol. 7 is warped. Bookplate of former owner on all front pastedowns. Name and marginalia of another former owner, dated 1840, is penned on FEP of Vol. 1. Name of a third former owner, dated 1783, is penned on FEP of Vol. 6 and title pages of Vols. 9, 6 and 5. Front hinges of all volumes apart from Vols. 11 and 12 are cracked. Rear hinges of Vols. 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 are cracked. Frontispiece of Vol. 1 is almost completely detached from book spine. FEP of Vol. 2 is almost completely detached from book spine. Lower half of FEP of Vol. 5 is missing. Small tears on FEPs of Vols. 6 and 3. Slight penned marginalia on FEP of Vol. 7. Tear on FEP of Vol. 8 and on leading edge of BEP of Vol. 10. Pages are somewhat foxed. Binding is generally intact, and is slightly loose only at one or two points. Text remains clear. AF. hardcover. Acceptable. Used.

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Bookseller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 465080
Title: The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; in Twelve Volumes
Author: Fielding, Henry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Publisher: A. Donaldson
Place of Publication: Edinburgh
Date Published: 1771
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...