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174231733London: for A. Millar 1742. 2 volumes. Very Scarce First Edition. With provenance of the Newberry Library officially withdrawn and earlier of Gustavia A. Senff millionairess and wife of Charles H. Senff of the famed Senff Collection including paintings by Rembrandt Rubens Franz Hals Velazquez Corot Clays and Hobbema etc. With the terminal advertisements in both volumes as called for. 12mo very handsomely bound during the period in bindings of full speckled calf the boards framed with double-gilt rules with circular corner-tools expertly rebacked with gilt hatched raised bands betwixt beautifully gilt tooled compartments with the original contrasting red and green labels ruled and lettered in gilt marbled endpapers and housed in an attractive cloth-covered clamshell box with morocco labels gilt lettered. xix 1 306pp 4 ads; 310pp 2 ads. A fine and handsome set the text as clean and fresh as one could hope to find the antique boards very solid with only a touch of expert restoration and minor wear the spines beautifully accomplished. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST FULL NOVEL BY HENRY FIELDING AND VERY EARLY AMONG THE MODERN NOVELS PUBLISHED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Fielding called this his "comic epic poem in prose" and it embodies two aesthetics of period literature; being both neoclassical and mock-heroic. Fielding states that the work is an "imitation of the manner of Cervantes" and it does indeed owe much of its humor to Cervantean techniques. But it was Samuel Richardson and the cultural phenomenon caused by Richardson's PAMELA that Fielding had centered in his cross-hairs within the first few chapters Richardson is parodied mercilessly.<br> Fielding claims in his preface that his impetus for writing the novel was to establish a literary genre "which I do not remember to have been hitherto attempted in our language." He defined this as a "comic epic-poem in prose" being a work of prose fiction epic in length and varied in chapter; making this a very early example of what we would now call a modern English novel.<br> Thematically JOSEPH ANDREWS tells of a good-natured footman and his friend and mentor Abraham Adams. Andrews is the brother of Richardson's Pamela. Joseph shares his sister's commitment to premarital chastity and also like Pamela has caught the eye of someone the Lady Booby intent on seducing it away from him. What follows is a bawdy tale of impending marriages confused parentage various twists and turns of social standings and of course true love.<br> First Issue with the following points as called for: Vol. I p.159.8 “issomething; p. 245.-3 ‘dans’ for ‘Adams’ p. 308 numbered 306; Vol. II p. 241 for 214 p. 14.9 ’ threarned’ for’ threatened’ p. 57.21 ‘thent hese’ for ‘than these’ p. 93.-3 ‘mead s’ for ‘meadows’ p. 221.2 ‘t’ of ‘not’ up one line p. 235.11 ‘f rom’ has the unwanted space. <br> Bibliography:: First Edition “Published 22 Feb. 1742 with a run of 1500 copies; 2nd Edition. In May and author made hundreds of substantive revisions some of them a page or more in length.†– see Studies in Biblio. XVI 1963 81-117. for A. Millar hardcover
174524706London: M. Cooper 1745. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a modern full calf binding with title on spine in gilt on a maroon title-piece. Five raised bands on spine. Ownership inscription on front free end-paper. Half-title present. Generally clean but with a little foxing to early pages. What appears to be minor worming at the foot of some pages. Pp.iv47. The title continues: "In which is a full Account of the Conduct of this Young Invader from his first Arrival in Scotland; with the several Progresses he made there; and likewise a very particular RELATION of the Battle of Preston with an exact List of the Slain Wouinded and Prisoners on both Sides. Taken from the Relation of Mr. JAMES MACPHERSON who was an Eye-Witness of the Whole and who took the first Opportunity of leaving the Rebels into whose Service he was forced and in which he had a Captain's Commission." Fielding the famous novelist and dramatist and author of "Tom Jones" was strongly anti-Jacobite. He published this one of his scarcest works anonymously. James MacPherson the Jacobite Captain whose account of the Rebellion is supposed to form the basis of the Work was not in fact a real person but was a figment of Fielding's imagination. Photographs available on request. <br/> <br/> M. Cooper hardcover
195948380Folio Society 1959. 8vo. First Edition thus with frontispiece and numerous engravings in the text; patterned boards gilt back green top a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Folio Society, hardcover
B9781015686076Hardback. New. hardcover
197933825Norwalk: The Easton Press 1979. Limited Collector's Edition published by advance reservation for subscribers to the Easton Press collection of The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Illustrated with dozens of pen and ink and watercolour paintings by T.M.Cleland. 8vo bound in the publisher's original maroon leather the covers fully gilt in an all-over design the spine with raised bands separating the compartments the compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt silk doublures and endleaves all edges gilt silk ribbon marker. xvi 778 pp. A fine copy as pristine. MASTERFUL COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BY T.M.CLELAND. With an introduction by Louis Kronenberger. <br> "The modern English novel was born in 1749 and christened Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling. That was forty-two years after the birth of its creator who was born in Somerset in 1707 and christened Henry Fielding. He was by no means a foundling but a legitimate member of a noble English family.In the history of English literature Henry Fielding is accounted the master from whom Dickens Thackeray and the great school of Victorian novelists descended." - The Publisher The Easton Press hardcover
44902NORWALK THE EASTON PRESS 1979. THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOUND IN FULL LEATHER ONE OF THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN. SILK MOIRE ENDPAPERS RAISED BANDS ELABORATE GILT ALL EDGES GILT SEWN-IN SILK BOOKMARK. WITH EASTON PRESS BOOKPLATE TO THE FRONT ENDPAPER. A FINE COPY. ILLUSTRATIONS BY T.M. CLELAND. INTRODUCTION BY LOUIS KRONENBERGER. NORWALK, THE EASTON PRESS, 1979 hardcover
174931802London: for A. Millar 1749. 6 volumes. First edition the first issue with errata leaf in volume I and all the cancels listed in Rothschild also with the cancels N12 in Vol. II and B1 in Vol. IV overlooked in the Rothschild collation. Small 8vo handsomely bound in contemporary polished calf the spine panels sometime replaced to match with raised bands gilt ruled two compartments with red morocco labels gilt lettered one compartment with date in gilt The six volumes now housed in a slipcase. lxii errata 214; 2 324; 2 370;2 312; 2 294; 2 304 pp. A handsome set the textblocks well preserved with just a bit of expected age mellowing the bindings handsome one volume with some signatures springing some expected minor rubbing at the joints and tips one volume with a small chip. HANDSOME FIRST EDITION AND FIRST ISSUE OF A CORNERSTONE WORK IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. An attractive set of Fielding’s classic story.<br> ‘Tom Jones’ is not only generally regarded as Fielding’s greatest work but is one of the first and most influential English novels. Coleridge acknowledged it as having one of the three great plots of all literature. Although a great success the book drew criticism from many including Dr. Johnson for the hero’s high-spirited and varied sexual escapades. for A. Millar hardcover
0099503751.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
31410OXFORD BLACKWELL 1926. COMPLETE IN TWO VOLUMES. THE SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS EDITION LIMITED TO 1030 COPIES OF WHICH 1000 WERE FOR SALE HENCE SCARCE. VERY FINE IN LIGHT BROWN CLOTH TEG AND CLEAR WRAPPER. FRESH AS A DAISY. WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF STEPHEN TUMIN PRESUMABLY THE JUDGE AND HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRISONS. OXFORD, BLACKWELL, 1926 hardcover
31490DODD MEAD1929. FIRST ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN EDITION VERY GOOD IN BLACK CLOTH GILT DECORATION NO DUSTWRAPPER. ILLUSTRATED BY NORMAN TEALBY INTRODUCTION BY J. B. PRIESTLEY. A VERY GOOD COPY SCARCE. DODD MEAD,1929 hardcover
31483LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD 1929. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION VERY GOOD IN BLACK CLOTH GILT DECORATION WITH BLACK PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER. ILLUSTRATED BY NORMAN TEALBY INTRODUCTION BY J. B. PRIESTLEY. A VERY GOOD COPY SCARCE. LONDON, JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD, 1929 hardcover
174928994London: for A. Millar 1749. 6 volumes. First edition the first issue with errata and uncorrected text. From the noted collection of Beverly Chew with his red morocco gilt lettered ex libris on the front endpapers. Small 8vo in very handsome polished antique mottled calf the boards framed in gilt the spines with gilt stippled raised bands between gilt framed and tooled compartments featuring large central gilt tooling two compartments with contrasting red and green morocco labels gilt tooled and lettered board edges gilt tooled page edges speckled. Now housed in a fine slipcase. lxii errata 214; 2 324; 2 370;2 312; 2 294; 2 304 pp. A very desirable and handsome set the textblocks well preserved with just a bit of expected mellowing and occasional light sings of fox clean then is usually found the bindings very handsome three volumes very expertly restored at the backs preserving the original spine panels two of the remaining three with minor rubbing at the joints and tips the third with a bit more. VERY HANDSOME FIRST EDITION AND FIRST ISSUE OF A CORNERSTONE WORK IN LITERATURE. An unusually attractive set of Fielding’s classic story.<br> ‘Tom Jones’ is not only generally regarded as Fielding’s greatest work but is one of the first and most influential English novels. Coleridge acknowledged it as having one of the three great plots of all literature. Although a great success the book drew criticism from many including Dr. Johnson for the hero’s high-spirited and varied sexual escapades.<br> This copy with the fine provenance of Beverly Chew. The death of Beverly Chew in 1924 marked the end of a group of American book-collectors who may never be replaced. The influence of such men as Robert Hoe William L. Andrews Theodore DeVinne S. P. Avery Charles B. Foote E. H. Holden and Beverly Chew on the collecting world had been great and their consistent stand for all that is best in book-building had helped to mould American standards in such matters. Chew was the last of that group to leave the world and with him was gone a wealth of literary and bibliographical knowledge an enthusiastic and never-failing interest in all that pertains to books a kindly and courteous willingness to help younger seekers after truth and to share his unequaled knowledge of both the insides and outsides of books. for A. Millar hardcover
184027582Charles Daly 1840. Sm. 8vo. with engraved frontispiece and 3 engraved plates mildly age-soiled; strongly bound in original green ribbed cloth boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind pictorial gilt back primrose endpapers expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down a most attractive bright clran crisp copy. With the blind trade stamp of Thos Johnson of Manchester on rear free endpaper. The first version of Fielding's rumbustious tale illustrated by Phiz. Printed by Bensley of Woking this is not the more usual Churton issue of the same year. VERY SCARCE. Charles Daly, hardcover
183228122James Cochrane 1832. 2 vols. 8vo. First Edition thus with frontispieces original tissue guards present and 6 plates; original silk moire boards backstrips with labels printed in gilt uncut expertly recased a remarkably well-preserved bright clean fresh copy. Complete with printed series titles The Novelist's Library vols. VIII and IX and series prospectus bound in at front. Published as vols. VIII and IX in Thomas Roscoe's 'Novelists's Library'. A lovely copy in minimally restored publisher's binding. THIS IS THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THESE CRUIKSHANK ILUSTRATIONS COMMISSIONED BY ROSCOE FOR THIS SERIES IN 1831. See Evans pp.77-79. COPIES IN THE ORIGINAL AND FRAGILE SERIES BINDING ARE SCARCE. James Cochrane, hardcover
190318773Gay & Bird 1903. 4 vols. 8vo. First Edition thus on laid paper with 4 etched frontispieces all original tissue guards captioned in red present titles in red and black free endpapers mildly browned; original red buckram upper boards blocked in blind gilt backs uncut a very good bright clean set. Complete with all half-titles. With the trade ticket of the Times Book Club on rear paste-downs. This set forms volumes 3-6 of the 12-volume set of Maynadier's notable edition of Fielding's works but is complete in itself. Gay & Bird, hardcover
190513401Hutchinson 1905. 2 vols. sm. 8vo. First Edition thus with frontispieces and 6 plates; original beige cloth backs with paper labels lightly scuffed but all lettering entirely legible uncut a very good bright clean set. Complete with half-titles. A charming edition and scarce in this condition. Hutchinson, hardcover
1970016671Fraser Press 1970. Limited Edition. Hard Back. Near Fine. Limited edition of one thousand five hundred and sixty copies this being No 371 Hardcover 8vo 401pp. All edges gilt. Leather edition bound by T C Woolnough Ltd London. Fraser Press hardcover
1749044429London: A. Millar 1749. Second Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. 6 volumes in modern calf backed marbled boards with added endpapers - attractively rebound. The Second Edition the same year as the first the first was oversubscribed - what publishers now refer to as second printing before publication with the errors corrected. Scattered foxing a few minor stains the title for volume 3 a little grubby and trimmed - a clean attractive set overall. Along with Tristram Shandy Humphrey Clinker and Pamela a foundation of the English novel and only the epistolary novel Pamela roundly mocked by Fielding with his Shamela in 1741 was published first. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044429. <br/><br/> A. Millar hardcover books
175530863London: Printed for A. Millar in the Strand 1755. First Edition First Issued Edition. The Rothschild catalogue states that “two editions of this book one altered from the original probably by John Henry Fielding’s blind half-brother were printed in January 1755. The unedited version which was printed first was suppressed in favor of the edited text but was issued later in response to the demand promoted by the Lisbon earthquake.†This is the text which was issued first. With the half-title as called for woodcut initials and head-pieces. 12mo. bound in contemporary polished calf the spine with raised bands gilt ruled the covers with double gilt fillet rules at the borders. iv xvii 1blank 19-240 193-228 pp. Correct as called for. A very well preserved copy handsome with a bit of wear from age at the tips and edges. FIRST EDITION IN CONTEMPORARY BINDING. Fielding was known for his earthy humour and satire and he and Samuel Richardson are seen as the founders of the traditional English novel. Fielding also is credited with founding the first professional police force in London in his position as magistrate. His book on the voyage to Lisbon is considered a fine travel journal filled with sympathy and good cheer. Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand hardcover
179132216Bell 1791. 12mo. with 2 engraved plates; twentieth century grey boards upper board with printed paper label a very good bright crisp copy. Bell, hardcover
19269033840New York: Paul B. Hoeber 1926. 1st. Hardcover. Very God. Signed and numbered by author. One of 110 copies on Kelmscott hand-made paper with illustrations on Japanese vellum. Bound in quarter tan cloth with blue paper-wrapped boards and paper spine label stamped in black. Includes 22 black and white illustrations on vellum as well as stylized engravings within text. Text block is in fine condition all pages clean and bright. Exterior has wear through paper to boards at some points wear to spine label. Functionality excellent. 6 x 8 3/4 inches. 58 pages plus plates. <br/><br/> Paul B. Hoeber hardcover
1970RO60007203Pan Books. 1970. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos frotté, Intérieur bon état. 421 pages. 1er plat illustré en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
R150087501GALLIMARD .. 1964.. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 493 pages. Jaquette illustrée en noir et blanc.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1990RO60002519Longman York Press. 1990. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 119 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1823RO40116697Chez Lebègue - Chez Pigoreau, Paris. 1823. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, 2ème plat abîmé, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. 227 pages. Titre, tomaison, et bandeaux dorés sur le dos. Bords des plats très frottés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
