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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, in Three Volumes
by Henry Fielding, Esq
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: No Publisher, 1771. No publisher, "Edinburgh, Printed in the Year M, DCC, LXXI" at title pages. Three volumes in contemporary full calf, backs in six compartments with five raised bands, red leather title labels with gilt lettering and gilt floral decorations bordered by gilt rules. Very Good Plus, small bios of the book and the author pasted to front paste down of Vol. I, gilt lettering a bit rubbed yet legible, end pages toned from binder's glue, boards a bit soiled. Bindings are firm and supple, text clean, a quite handsome and well-cared-for set, and a rather uncommon edition. . Early Scottish Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007779
- Title
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, in Three Volumes
- Author
- Henry Fielding, Esq
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Early Scottish Edition
- Publisher
- No Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1771
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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