NY: Random House. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1964. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over burgundy boards, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with 9 full-page color plates and numerous B&W drawings by Lawrence Beall Smith. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding (1707-1754). First published on February 28 1749, Tom Jones is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel. The History Tom Jones is not only generally regarded as Fielding's greatest work, but is one of the first and most influential English novels, and a masterpiece of English literature. Coleridge acknowledged it as having one of the three great plots of all literature. Although a great success, the book drew criticism from many, including Dr. Johnson, for the hero's high-spirited and varied sexual escapades.. This is an excellent, unmarked, copy. Spine lightly sunned with some mild rubbing at head and heel of spine, else fine. The original slipcase is moderately shelf-worn. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD (slipcase).. Color and B&W drawings. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xxiii, 721 pp .

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5809
Title: THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES: A FOUNDLING
Author: Fielding, Henry
Illustrator: Lawrence Beall Smith
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition Thus. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: Novels;, Literature;, Erotica;, Comedy;, Collectible Books;, Illustrated Books;, Henry Fielding;, Lawrence Beall Smith;

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