1880s: The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, in 3 volumes, with Thomas Roscoe and George Cruikshank

By (author)Henry Fielding

$450.00

This three-volume set of “The Complete Works of Henry Fielding” includes all of the author’s novels, plays, and miscellaneous writings, as well as a memoir of the author by Thomas Roscoe. The set is illustrated with twenty etchings of steel by George Cruikshank and was published by Bell and Daldy in London in the midto late 1800s. The volumes are bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the spine and gilt lettering on paper inserts (missing from volume III). The set is in very good condition, with marbled endpapers and some foxing on the endpapers. The edges are gilt on top, with deckles fore edges and untrimmed bottom edges. There is some rubbing and wear around the edges of the cover boards and spine folds, but no writing or other markings in the book.

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The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, in 3 volumes, comprising his novels, plays and miscellaneous writings with memoir of the author by Thomas Roscoe, illustrated with twenty etchings of steel by George Cruikshank. Published by Bell and Daldy, London. Date is not stated but presumed midto late 1800s. 1116 pages in total.

Three hardback volumes, brown leather spines and edges. Five raised bands on spine, Gilt lettering on paper insert (insert missing from volume III. Marbled endpapers. Some foxing on end papers. Some rubbing and wear around edges of cover boards and spine folds. Gilt on top edges, deckles fore edges, untrimmed bottom edges. Some rubbing and wear around edges of cover boards and spine folds. No writing or other markings in the book. The set is in a very good condition.

The set would make a wonderful addition to any collection.

Weight 2.2 kg
Dimensions 24 × 16 × 9 cm
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