Author: Henry Fielding Title: The History of Tom Jones
Description: London, Calcutta and Sydney, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1925 . Cloth. A limited edition of this comic novel by Henry Fielding, signed by the illustrator Rowland Wheelwright. Limited illustrated edition of The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding in the original publisher's cloth binding.Signed to the limitation by the illustrator. Limited to one thousand copies of which this is number 882. Illustrated with sixteen colour plates from paintings by Rowland Wheelwright. Collated, complete. This comic novel was one of the earliest English works to be classified as a novel. It is a widely appreciated and often considered Fielding's best work. Prior owner's book plate to the front pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's book plate to the front pastedown. The hinges are slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting, particularly to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Rowland Wheelwright. Very Good .
Keywords: Henry Fielding Rowland Wheelwright Signed Limited edition Rowland Wheelwright Rowland Wheelwright
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 838W32
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