Fielding's Early English Novel, 1st Ed.
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Author: [Fielding, Henry]
Title: The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams
Place Published: London
Publisher:A. Millar
Date Published: 1742
Description:
Author: [Fielding, Henry]
Title: The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams
Place Published: London
Publisher:A. Millar
Date Published: 1742
Description:
2 volumes. xix, [1], 306, [4 ad]; [1 ad], [2], 310, [2 ad] pp. (12mo) 16x9.5 cm (6¼x3¾"), finely bound in brown morocco ruled in gilt, raised spine bands, spine titled and stamped in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt; in slipcase. First Edition.
Advertising itself as, "Written in imitation of the manner of Cervantes author of Don Quixote", this was Fielding's first full length novel, and one of the 18th century British novels which helped form the novel as a medium in the English language.
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Leather and gilt bookplate of Robert Hoe on front pastedowns, endpapers replaced, one small sticker remnant on new endpaper, near fine.
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