Author: Henry Fielding
Title: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Four Volumes.
Description: London , W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, et al, 1782. Leather. A late eighteenth century edition of Tom Jones in a full calf binding that looks smart on the shelf. With engraved frontispieces. Complete in Four Volumes. Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his satirical humour. He wrote numerous satirical plays and novels including a parody of Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, entitled Shamela. Tom Jones is considered Fielding's greatest work and is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel. The text is part Bildungsroman and part Picaresque as it follows the hero Tom Jones against a background of biting social commentary. It features elements that were original for the time including that of sexual promiscuity. In a full calf binding, recently rebacked, with the original boards. Externally, some shelfwear to the original boards. The inner hinges have been reinforced. Internally, firmly bound, with some foxing prominent to the first and last few pages, and the occasional spot or mark elsewhere. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: Henry Fielding Tom Jones Bildungsroman Tom Jones None
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Title: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Four Volumes.
Description: London , W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, et al, 1782. Leather. A late eighteenth century edition of Tom Jones in a full calf binding that looks smart on the shelf. With engraved frontispieces. Complete in Four Volumes. Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his satirical humour. He wrote numerous satirical plays and novels including a parody of Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, entitled Shamela. Tom Jones is considered Fielding's greatest work and is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel. The text is part Bildungsroman and part Picaresque as it follows the hero Tom Jones against a background of biting social commentary. It features elements that were original for the time including that of sexual promiscuity. In a full calf binding, recently rebacked, with the original boards. Externally, some shelfwear to the original boards. The inner hinges have been reinforced. Internally, firmly bound, with some foxing prominent to the first and last few pages, and the occasional spot or mark elsewhere. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: Henry Fielding Tom Jones Bildungsroman Tom Jones None
Price: GBP 730.00 = appr. US$ 1042.43 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: SET24-C-1
- Book number: SET24-C-1
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