Works

London: Gay and Bird,, 1903. A collected edition of Fielding's novels including miscellaneous writings such as plays and essays. "In breaking away from the epistolary method of his contemporary Richardson, and others", Fielding (1707-1754) "devised what he described as 'comic epics in prose', which may be characterized as the first modern novels in English, leading straight to the works… Read more about this item

New York: George D. Sproul, 1903. No. 499 of 1000 sets. Illustrations. 12 vols. 8vo. Original mulberry cloth, printed spine labels, t.e.g., others uncut, very good set. No. 499 of 1000 sets. Illustrations. 12 vols. 8vo.

1911. FIELDING, Henry. WORKS. New York: The Jenson Society, 1911. 8vo., red cloth, paper labels affixed to spines. Includes Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones, and Amelia, as well as Miscellaneous Writings. t.e.g., untrimmed edges, some uncut pages. Touch of fading to spines and age-browning to labels. Slight rubbing to several boards and soil to bookblocks. Near fine internally, with very… Read more about this item

1907. FIELDING, Henry. THE WORKS OF HENRY FIELDING. 12 vols. New York: The Jensen Society, 1907. One of one thousand sets. 8vo., blue-green cloth, paper spine labels, t.e.g. Ex-lib. A very good set with some soiling at the boards and sunning to the spine labels. Rear pastedowns torn from card removal.

1902. FIELDING, Henry. THE WORKS. New York: Bigelow, Brown and Co., Inc.,[nd] c.1910. complete in 12 volumes (here bound in 6 volumes), 8vo., brown cloth, labels on spines, t.e.g. Spines a little sunned overall very good.

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