Author: FIELDING, HENRY
Title: The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; in Twelve Volumes
Description: Edinburgh, A. Donaldson. 1771. hardcover. Used, Hardcover. Fifth edition. 12 Volume set. Tan leather binding. No dust jacket. Ridged spines. Edge-worn boards with numerous scores. Several marks, stains and minor abrasions on boards. Spines are worn, cracked and rubbed. Spine ends are worn, chipped and rubbed. Leading corners are worn, bumped and split. Small abrasion on title plate of Vol. 1. Several tape repairs on upper part of spine of Vol. 2. Leather binding on central section of spine of Vol. 6 is missing. Title plate and uppermost part of leather binding on spine of Vol. 8 are partly detached from book spine. Upper part of right edge of spine of Vol. 12 is detached from book spine. Rear board of Vol. 7 is warped. Bookplate of former owner on all front pastedowns. Name and marginalia of another former owner, dated 1840, is penned on FEP of Vol. 1. Name of a third former owner, dated 1783, is penned on FEP of Vol. 6 and title pages of Vols. 9, 6 and 5. Front hinges of all volumes apart from Vols. 11 and 12 are cracked. Rear hinges of Vols. 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 are cracked. Frontispiece of Vol. 1 is almost completely detached from book spine. FEP of Vol. 2 is almost completely detached from book spine. Lower half of FEP of Vol. 5 is missing. Small tears on FEPs of Vols. 6 and 3. Slight penned marginalia on FEP of Vol. 7. Tear on FEP of Vol. 8 and on leading edge of BEP of Vol. 10. Pages are somewhat foxed. Binding is generally intact, and is slightly loose only at one or two points. Text remains clear. AF. Acceptable.

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