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Fielding Henry

The Adventures of Joseph Andrews. With Illustrations by George Cruikshank. [With an introduction by T. Roscoe. The Novelist's Library]. IN THE ORIGINAL SERIES MOIRE BOARDS

James Cochrane, 1832

142.60 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1832
Author
Fielding Henry
Publishers
James Cochrane
Keyword
literature, fielding, cruikshank, thomas roscoe, novelist's library, henry fielding, literature, the, adventures, joseph, andrews
Languages
English

Description

Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with engraved frontispiece and 3 engraved plates, frontispiece mildly age-soiled with some light offsetting to title, plates mildly age-soiled; original series binding of ivory moiré boards, backstrip with two labels blocked and lettered in gilt, uncut, very neatly recased, a bright, clean, crisp copy. Complete with printed series title [The Novelist's Library vol. VII]. 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.