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The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the Author. [Volume One 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, in Ten Volumes, To which is now added, The Fathers; or, The Good-Natured Man." A large, heavy octavo, bound in leather, with both covers ruled in gilt. The spine is highly decorated in gilt, with a red label for the gilt title. Clean text; frontis engraving, 512 pages. [There is also a second engraving, of Fielding.] Marbled endpapers, with an armorial bookplate on the front paste-down. The contents are the "Essay on the Life and Genius of Henry Fielding, Esq."; "Love in Several Masks, A Comedy"; "The Temple Beau, A Comedy"; 'The Author's Farce; with a Puppet-shew, called the Pleasures of the Town"; 'The Coffee House Politician; or, The Justice caught in his own Trap, A Comedy"; and "The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great." Covers are lightly worn at the margins, with corners bumped to a fray. The spine is darkened and rubbed, with the gilt dulled [titling is still readable], and a chip to the head.. First Thus. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006077
- Title
- The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with The Life of the Author. [Volume One 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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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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