Select Works of Henry Fielding in Two Volumes, with a Memoir of the Life of the Author . . . and an Essay on his Life and Genius

Published by Carey and Lea, Philadelphia, PA, 1832

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Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in full original calf, with horizontal gilt bands on spine panels. Vol. I: The History of Tom Jones; Vol. II: The History of Joseph Andrews, Amelia, and The Life of Jonathan Wild. Leather shows surface rubbing/scutting, with some scaling to spine panel of Vol. I, title labels lacking. Firm bindings, contents generally clean and showing the expected mild foxing/tanning. 424 + 450 pp., Vol. I w/ engraved frontis. portrait of the author. A relatively early American edition of Fielding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Title
Select Works of Henry Fielding in Two Volumes, with a Memoir of the Life of the Author . . . and an Essay on his Life and Genius
Author
Fielding, Henry; Sir Walter Scott (memoir); Arthur Murphy (essay)
Publisher
Carey and Lea, Philadelphia, PA
Publication year
1832
Condition
Good
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Book
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Full-Leather
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First Thus.
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Imprints & Bindings, Literature: Novels/Stories, Drama, Modern 1sts

Saucony Book Shop

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The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.…

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