henry fielding memoir walter scott (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 507 pages. 6 x 9 in. Frontis illustration with tissue. Bound in full light brown calf, gilt lettering on spine, 4 raised bands, edge of text block is marbled. Condition of the book is GOOD: Leather is split on rear side joint, but the inside hinge is sound, worn covers and spine. Some light foxing throughout, significant foxing to frontis illustration and tissue, this is the "World Edition".

HardBack. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First edition. Presumed 1st Edition Thus, Routledge, no date, circa 1880. Works of Fielding Complete in One Volume. Very Thick Royal 4to. Each work individually paginated, circa 900pp. Tissueguarded frontispiece and eight further full page plate steel engraved illustrations. Cracked to upper hinge splitting halfway spine visible, with resultant detached but present front free endpaper, lower hinge cracked webbing visible but holding. Otherwise textblock very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscriptions or ownership marks of any kind, small discreet feint ink stamp 11364 to foot of titlepage, light sporadic foxing limited to frontis., all further illustrations collated present and in great condition, gentle age toning as often. Beautifully bound in bright gilt lettered and illustrated full pictorial brown cloth, featuring elaborate floral scrolled illustration embossed in black to upper, and blind embossed to lower, gently chipped to spine and rubbed to lower edge with some surface loss to lower edge of lower corner, tippex small circle to foot of spine, otherwise great self presence with gilt and black embossed illustration. Fielding was a novelist and dramatist known for his earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the comic novel Tom Jones. Additionally, he holds a significant place in the history of law enforcement, having used his authority as a magistrate to found with his halfbrother John what some have called Londons first police force, the Bow Street Runners.