1926 4vols in 10 Shakespeare Head Edition of Fielding's Novels Limited Edition

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Shakespeare Head Edition of Fielding's Novels Henry Fielding 1926 Basil Blackwell : Oxford 7.5" by 5.5" xiv, 261pp; xxi, 274pp; 296pp; xi, 259pp; 328pp; xi, 232pp; vii, 226pp; vii, 252pp; xix, 203pp; viii, 211pp. SUMMARY A pleasing collection of works by the renowned eighteenth century English novelist and dramatist Henry Fielding; bound in a uniform red cloth binding with gilt title to the spines and gilded top page edges. Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 42.99 EU Postage: £ 27.99 European Postage: £ 45.99 Asia Postage: £ 74.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 129.99 DESCRIPTION Henry Fielding was a renowned novelist and playwright, who, with Samuel Richardson, is considered a founder of the English novel. He is best remembered for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess, and for his comic novel 'Tom Jones'; a work that is generally regarded as Fielding's greatest book and as a very influential English novel. This limited edition set is complete in ten volumes. This set contains the following works: 'The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great' 'The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling', complete in four volumes. 'Amelia', complete in three volumes. 'Joseph Andrews', complete in two volumes. Each volume is one of one thousand and thirty copies printed by the Shakespeare Head Press (and published by Basil Blackwell), of which one thousand were for sale. The Shakespeare Head Press was a small printing and publishing press established in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1904 by the renowned English editor Arthur Henry Bullen. The press was a prolific publisher of fine editions and were renowned for their excellent typography and letterpress production on very high quality paper. After Bullen's death the press was continued by a partnership including Basil Blackwell, and continues today as an imprint of Wiley-Blackwell. CONDITION In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with gilt title to spines. Externally excellent, with minor shelfwear to extremities and head and tail of spines. Marking to fore edge of front board 'Jonathan Wild'. Slight offsetting to endpapers, with scattered spots to endpapers of 'Tom Jones' volume II, 'Amelia' volume I, and 'Andrews' volume II. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Light scattered spots to first and last few pages 'Tom Jones', volume II. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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