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The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the Author. A New Edition, in Ten Volumes. [Volume X only]
by Fielding, Henry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Strahan (and 21 Others), 1784. This is a Very Good copy of "A New Edition" - Volume Ten only of a 10-volume set. Full leather binding of smooth calf leather. Covers ruled in gilt; titled on the spine in gilt within a red compartment; fancy gilt decorations. Contents: "The Covent-Garden Journal," "A Charge delivered to the Grand Jury," "The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon," "A Fragment of a Comment on Lord Bolingbroke's Essays," and "An Enquiry into the Causes of the late Increase of Robbers." Clean text; very bright and clear; frontis engraving; 455 pages. Minor rubbing and bumps. Spine has darkened and the decorations have been rubbed; gilt is dulled. Still, a solid copy and quite readable today.. First Thus. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006002
- Title
- The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the Author. A New Edition, in Ten Volumes. [Volume X only]
- Author
- Fielding, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- W. Strahan (and 21 Others)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1784
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Literature;
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Quercus Rare Books
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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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- Gilt
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