The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the Author. In Twelve Volumes. Vol. V. A New Edition. To Which is First Added, The Fathers; or, The Good-Natured Man
by Fielding, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Strahan (and 22 Others), 1783. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition Thus; volume Five only of the original twelve. Smooth calf leather binding. Clean text; 351 pages, with frontis engraving. Armorial bookplate on the front paste-down; contemporary signature on the FFEP. The spine is rubbed and cracked so that the original labels are no longer readable; the edges of the spine are cracked but is holding very well. Despite these defects it is basically a sound copy, and with a nice patina to the leather it presents very well.. First Thus. Full-Leather. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004666
- Title
- The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the Author. In Twelve Volumes. Vol. V. A New Edition. To Which is First Added, The Fathers; or, The Good-Natured Man
- Author
- Fielding, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- W. Strahan (and 22 Others)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1783
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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,...
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