Author: FIELDING, HENRY
Title: Amelia, Volume One Only (of Two) (Everyman's Library #852)
Description: London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1930. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A first Everyman's Library edition of volume one of Henry Fielding's novel, featuring his title character, who is thought to be modeled on the author's first wife, Charlotte. In this work, the author relied on his experience in England's legal system to describe a world of crime and corruption (per Ross, p. 184). With an introduction by George Saintsbury. Entry 852 in the Everyman's Library Fiction series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In EL binding style 3 with full carmine cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to covers, Ravilious designs to endpapers and brown topstain. Volume wrapped in red jacket with Ravilious 'knot' to cover. --- A tightly-bound, unmarked copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Unpriced, unclipped jacket with small chips & tears to extremities & some mild age-toning, else intact and wrapped in removable clear plastic protector.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xix, 299 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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