tom jones von henry fielding, millar 1749, Erstausgabe (15 Ergebnisse)

Early edition. Four volumes. Handsomely bound in contemporary speckled calf. Boards ruled in gilt. The spines with five raised bands, compartments ruled in gilt and with volume numbers in gilt. A very good set, the bindings square and firm with a little rubbing and occasional marking. The contents with a contemporary previous owner's inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper of each volume and the later bookplate of Einar Josefson to the front pastedowns, a small nick to the head of the title page of volume one, and a little toning to the edges of the preliminary pages, are otherwise in very good order and clean throughout. One of the earliest English prose works to be classified as a novel, Fielding's influential comic tale of the eponymous Tom became an instant bestseller, going through four printings in its first year alone. This edition by Millar, the work's original publisher, was issued 14 years after the 1749 first edition. An attractive set in a handsome contemporary binding. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. The Second Edition of Tom Jones, a Foundling, in six volumes, published in 1749 for A. Millar of London. The second edition was started before the completion of the first, with common typographical mistakes corrected. (illustrator). Second Edition. Twelvemo, lxiii, [1], 214pp; [2], 324pp; [2], 370pp; [2], 312pp; [2], 294pp; [2], 304pp. Errata leaf replaced in Volume I with an expanded contents page on lxiii. Catchword "who" on page 21 of Volume I. Bound in full period brown calf, title in gilt over red and green morocco labels on spine. Bookplate of "Robert Snow" covering bookplate of "John Holmes" on front endpaper of each volume. Inscription of "John Holmes, Trinity College, 1749" on front free endpaper of each volume. Sound bindings, even toning to leaves throughout. Original spine of Volume III laid down over new calf, hinges reinforced. (ESTC T89901) (Cross, Vol. III, 316).

6 vols, 12mo; a very good, crisp copy in contemporary mottled calf, rather dry, spines rubbed, joints cracking but sound.Second edition, although not so designated, the errata corrected and the errata leaf in volumeI omitted (the 'Contents' extended to c8 recto to fill the gap). The first edition (2000 copies) was almost completely subscribed before publication when this second edition (1500 copies) was ordered. Both editions were in circulation on 28 February, the date of publication.Cross III, pp. 316-7. Language: English.

Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. 16mo., Four Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in full polished calf with two gilt-lettered labels to embossed spine. Boards show minimal edge and corner-wear (most pronounced at the heads and tails of the spines on all four volumes). Former owner's inscription appears on title pages of Vols. I, III and IV: "Wm. Gregson". CONTENTS: Vol. I. [Books 1 - 5] (xx, 304 pages) (Thin cracks along hinges. Text block has substantial foxing and age-toning and small notes in pencil on the back free end paper and page 304.) -- Vol. II. [Books 6 - 9] (viii, 330 pages) -- Vol. III. Books [10 - 13] (x, 288 pages) -- Vol. IV. [Books 14 - 18] (xii, 347 pages) (Chipping at head of spine however binding remains firm and intact, thin cracks along hinges). CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1346021. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Six volumes. lxiii+[blank]+214 pages; [2 blank]+title=blank=324+[2 blank] pages; [2 blank]+title+[blank]+370+[2 blank] pages; [2 blank]+title+[blank]+312+[2 blank] pages; [2 blank]+title+[blank]+294+[2 blank] pages; [4 blank]+title+[blank]+304+[4 blank] pages. Duodecimo (6 3/4" x 4")bound in full uniform contemporary calf with five raised spine bands with gilt numbering to spine and gilt edges to covers. (ESTC T1947; Grolier English 48; Rothschild 850) First edition, first issue. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London and is among the earliest English works to be classified as a novel. The novel is highly organized despite its length. Samuel Taylor Coleridge argued that it has one of the "three most perfect plots ever planned", alongside Oedipus Tyrannus and The Alchemist. It became a best seller with four editions published in its first year alone. It is generally regarded as Fielding's greatest book and as an influential English novel. Fielding presents a panorama of contemporary British life, drawing characters from many different classes and occupations. But Ian Watt argues in The Rise of the Novel that Fielding did not aim at the "realism of presentation" of lifelike detail and psychology practiced by authors such as Richardson. Watt claims that Fielding was more focused on the "realism of assessment", the way in which the novel engages a broad range of topics with intelligence and "a wise assessment of life" The novel takes place against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Characters take different sides over the rebellion, which was an attempt to restore Roman Catholicism as the established religion of England and to undo the Glorious Revolution. At one point Sophia Western is even mistaken for Jenny Cameron, the supposed lover of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Good-natured characters are often moderately loyalist and Anglican, or even supporters of the House of Hanover, while ill-natured characters (Mrs Western) or mistaken ones (Partridge) can be Jacobites, or (like Squire Western) anti-Hanoverian. William Wrightson of Cusworth, Yorkshire, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1790. Wrightson was the son of John Battie originally of Sprotborough, Yorkshire and his wife Isabella Wrightson, daughter of William Wrightson of Cusworth Hall. Battie took name of Wrightson in 1766 on inheriting Cusworth Hall). Wrightson was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and Lincoln's Inn and succeeded his father to the Cusworth estate in 1785. Wrightson was elected MP for Aylesbury at the 1784 British general election, sitting until 1790. He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1819 20. Condition: Somewhat worn, bindings rubbed and scuffed spine ends rubbed, corners bumped and rubbed through, lacks front free end paper volume one. Former copy William Wrightson (1752-1827) of Cusworth in Yorkshire, with engraved armorial bookplates in the first two volumes, Wrightson's signature in others; also former copy Virginia bibliophile Christopher Clark Geest (1936-2023) else good to very good.

In six volumes. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749. First edition, with list of errata on c8 recto in Volume I and with all errata mentioned still uncorrected throughout. Six twelvemo volumes (6 3/8 x 3 7/8 inches; 162 x 99 mm). lxii, [1, errata], [1, blank], 214, [2, blank]; [2], 324; [2], 370, [2, blank]; [2], 312; [2], 294; [2], 304 pp. Collates complete per Rothschild, with all of the usual cancels (volume I; B9 & 10: volume II; B4 & 5, and N12: volume III; H8, H9, H10, M3, and Q11: volume V; N8) and final blanks as called for (K12 in volume I and R12 in volume III). The catchword for Vol. I, page 21 is "lected." Full contemporary calf. All volumes with headcap repairs. Volumes 1,4, 5, & 6 rebacked preserving original spines and labels. Boards double ruled in gilt. Spines stamped and ruled in gilt. With red morocco spine labels and black morocco volume number lozenges, all lettered in gilt. Some minor foxing here and there, otherwise very clean. Previous owner's old ink signature on front endpapers of all volumes. A small bookplate to front pastedown of volumes II and III. Evidence of small removed bookplate on front pastedown of all volumes. Volume II with some fading to front board and a small corner stain to leaf N12. Volume III, leaf O11 with upper corner with small repair, only affecting the page number. Overall all a very clean, nice set. "One of the three most perfect plots ever penned." (Coleridge). The entire first edition of 2,000 copies was immediately bought up by the London trade, necessitation a second edition very quickly. Both Cross and Jensen support the view that the second edition was in hand at about the same time that the sixth volume of the first edition went to press. Cross III, pp. 316-317. Grolier, 100 English, 48. Rothschild 850-851. Sterling 360. HBS 68417. $6,500.

First edition, first issue with all points called for by Rothschild. Six volumes all bound in contemporary speckled brown calf, with raised bands, title labels, gilt rules and volume numbers to the spines. Page edges speckled red. A near fine set, sometime neatly rebacked to style. The contents generally clean and fresh, with a small chip to the lower margin of leaves M2 and R3 in volume three, affecting the text in neither case though grazing the initial in the former. Repaired closed tears to the title pages of volumes two and four. The author's masterpiece, which along with 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Gulliver', form the three great novels of the eighteenth century. It was Fielding's novel however, which established the genre as we know it today. Fielding was the first major novelist to unabashedly write fiction, at the same time undertaking an initial critical theory of the new form he was creating. The introductory chapters preceding the individual books in Tom Jones constitute the first extended body of work in English which attempts to define and explain the novel as a literary genre. A "heroical, historical prosaic poem" (IV, 1) or a form of "prosai-comi-epic writing" (V, 1). In defining the novel as an epic genre, Fielding emphasized its function in presenting a broad picture of an era, but one, unlike verse epic, in which the weaknesses of humanity are put on display. Although he termed his new style of writing "history," his definition of the budding genre still influences our understanding of novelistic fiction. Such was the demand for this novel that the 2000 copies of the first edition and a proportion of the 1500 copy second edition all sold out before publication. Rothschild 850; Grolier 100 (English) 48.

First edition. First edition. Six volumes. 12mo, lxii, errata, 214p; (ii) 324p; 370p; (ii), 312p; (ii), 294p; (ii), 3049. Complete with appropriate cancels. Bound in full speckled calf with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spines densely gilt with red and black title and date labels, the covers with triple fillet rules and floral corner pieces, dentelles. (Penciled note on flyleaf of Vol I. reads "collated perfect, B. Quaritch."). Ashley Library Catalogue, II, p 115-116: Grolier English One Hundred, No. 48. Fine, lovely condition, outer hinges of Volume I professionally repaired.

6 volumes. First edition, the first issue with errata leaf in volume I and all the cancels listed in Rothschild (also with the cancels N12 in Vol. II and B1 in Vol. IV overlooked in the Rothschild collation). Small 8vo, handsomely bound in contemporary polished calf, the spine panels sometime replaced to match with raised bands gilt ruled, two compartments with red morocco labels gilt lettered, one compartment with date in gilt The six volumes now housed in a slipcase. lxii, errata, 214; [2], 324; [2], 370;[2], 312; [2], 294; [2], 304 pp. A handsome set, the textblocks well preserved with just a bit of expected age mellowing, the bindings handsome, one volume with some signatures springing, some expected minor rubbing at the joints and tips, one volume with a small chip. HANDSOME FIRST EDITION AND FIRST ISSUE OF A CORNERSTONE WORK IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. An attractive set of Fielding s classic story. Tom Jones is not only generally regarded as Fielding s greatest work, but is one of the first and most influential English novels. 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.

First edition, first issue, one of a first printing run of only 2,000 copies with errata leaf in volume one, the errata uncorrected, and all cancels and final blanks, K12 in volume one and R12 in volume three (Rothschild 850). Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun, red and black morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, raised bands, blind-stamped inner dentelles. A very nice set of first editions, finely bound by Bayntun. "The book is generally regarded as Fielding s greatest, and as one of the first and most influential of English novels" (Drabble, 988). "Such was the demand that all 2,500 copies in print had already been sold by the date announced for its official publication, a phenomenon that one observer believed to be 'an unheard-of case.' Tom Jones quickly sold 10,000 copies, making it one of the great best-sellers of its time; it has never since been out of print." (John Allen Stevenson, The Real History of Tom Jones).

First edition, first issue of one of the most influential English novels, one only 2,000 copies printed. Octavo, bound in full contemporary mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. Armorial bookplates. In very good condition. "The book is generally regarded as Fieldingâ s greatest, and as one of the first and most influential of English novels" (Drabble, 988). "Such was the demand that all 2,500 copies in print had already been sold by the date announced for its official publication, a phenomenon that one observer believed to be 'an unheard-of case.' Tom Jones quickly sold 10,000 copies, making it one of the great best-sellers of its time; it has never since been out of print." (John Allen Stevenson, The Real History of Tom Jones).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Six volumes, complete. Printed for A. Millar, London, 1749. First edition, first issue. One of a first printing run of only 2,000 copies with errata leaf in Volume I, the errata uncorrected, and all cancels and final blanks, K12 in Volume I and R12 in Volume III (Rothschild 850). Very good in very early, possibly 18th century, leather bindings. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

First edition. First edition. With errata leaf in vol. I and the following cancels, as usual: B9-10 (vol. I); B4-5 & N12 (vol. II); H8-10, M3 & Q11 (vol. III); B1 (vol. IV); N8 (vol. V). 6 vols. 12mo. The first edition of Fielding's masterpiece, arguably the greatest English novel of the 18th century. Demand for Fielding's novel was so great that all 2,000 copies of the first edition were bought up by the trade before the book's publication on 28 February 1749. A second edition of 1,500 copies, being a paginary reprint of the first, was ordered. By the end of the year 10,000 copies spread over four editions had been issued. The publication announcement in the General Advertiser noted that Tom Jones was offered only in "Blue Paper and Boards, at the price of 16s. a set . It being impossible to get sets bound fast enough to answer the demand for them." This copy of the first edition in contemporary calf with the vol. I errata and the usual cancels. Rothschild 850-851; Cross III, p. 316-7; Grolier English, 48. Provenance: R. Robinson Close & Jane Robinson (signatures on pastedowns); John Clowes (signature on titles); Louis and Anne Marie Davidson (booklabel) Contemporary calf, covers with double-fillet gilt border, red morocco spine labels. Early rebacking preserving spines, joints now rubbed or cracked, spine labels damaged with some loss to lettering, vol. I with light dampstain, vol. 3 spine cracked and texblock split at p. 182-3. Errata in vols. I & II corrected in an early hand With errata leaf in vol. I and the following cancels, as usual: B9-10 (vol. I); B4-5 & N12 (vol. II); H8-10, M3 & Q11 (vol. III); B1 (vol. IV); N8 (vol. V). 6 vols. 12mo.

First edition, first issue of one of the most influential English novels, one only 2,000 copies printed. Octavo, bound in full contemporary polished calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels. First issued with the errata leaf present in the first volume and errata uncorrected throughout the text. In good condition. Small bookplates. Each volume house in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase. "The book is generally regarded as Fieldingâ s greatest, and as one of the first and most influential of English novels" (Drabble, 988). "Such was the demand that all 2,500 copies in print had already been sold by the date announced for its official publication, a phenomenon that one observer believed to be 'an unheard-of case.' Tom Jones quickly sold 10,000 copies, making it one of the great best-sellers of its time; it has never since been out of print." (John Allen Stevenson, The Real History of Tom Jones).

6 volumes. First edition, the first issue with errata and uncorrected text. From the noted collection of Beverly Chew with his red morocco, gilt lettered ex libris on the front endpapers. Small 8vo, in very handsome polished antique mottled calf, the boards framed in gilt, the spines with gilt stippled raised bands between gilt framed and tooled compartments featuring large central gilt tooling, two compartments with contrasting red and green morocco labels gilt tooled and lettered, board edges gilt tooled, page edges speckled. Now housed in a fine slipcase. lxii, errata, 214; [2], 324; [2], 370;[2], 312; [2], 294; [2], 304 pp. A very desirable and handsome set, the textblocks well preserved with just a bit of expected mellowing and occasional light sings of fox, clean then is usually found, the bindings very handsome, three volumes very expertly restored at the backs preserving the original spine panels, two of the remaining three with minor rubbing at the joints and tips, the third with a bit more. VERY HANDSOME FIRST EDITION AND FIRST ISSUE OF A CORNERSTONE WORK IN LITERATURE. An unusually attractive set of Fielding s classic story. Tom Jones is not only generally regarded as Fielding s greatest work, but is one of the first and most influential English novels. 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.