Tom Jones (The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling)
by Fielding, Henry
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New
- Seller
-
Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. William Small. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edition, in the Franklin Library Collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Accompanied by the scarce original 22-page "Notes From the Editors" pamphlet (see scan). Illustrations from the engravings (circa 1882) of William Small. As New, pristine; never read - nor handled, except to scan and store. Ribbon bookmark is, in fact, still in its original position. See scans. Large, hefty octavo, 2 + 20 + 1 + 732 pp.; full rich kelly green leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, green silk moire endpapers with matching green satin page-marker ribbon. The decorative gilt is 22k, and the paper is 50-pound Franklin Library Smooth Natural. Franklin's as-always lavish binding, here for Henry Fielding's picaresque 1749 novel - deemed one of the earliest, if not the earliest, of English true novels - which made FL's list of the 100 best ever. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. Protectively archived, hence handsomely preserved. Please review scans. With the separate original 22-page "Notes From the Editors", often discarded, included (pamphlet does show one small cover scrape). This is the original 1979 Franklin Library Edition, bearing their stated 1979 special -contents copyright as well as that date on the title page, and the correct original (text) page count of 732. A collector's example. Please review scans. L-franklin2
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63668
- Title
- Tom Jones (The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling)
- Author
- Fielding, Henry
- Illustrator
- William Small
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 732
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Autographs, Historical, Literary, Classics, Historical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics of Fiction From All Eras; Romance;
Terms of Sale
Singularity Rare & Fine
Books shipped when payment received by Biblio or by Singularity Rare & Fine. SR&F Reserves the right to delay shipping until checks have cleared. Returns accepted up to two weeks from date of sale, full refund of purchase price if received in the same condition. Domestic (U.S.) original shipping cost will also be refunded; original international shipping cost will not.
About the Seller
Singularity Rare & Fine
Biblio member since 2005
Baldwinsville, New York
About Singularity Rare & Fine
Rare and unique finds of all descriptions; it's the uniqueness, beauty or inherent fascination of the piece which places it here at singularity rare & fine.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...