THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES; A Foundling by Henry Fielding / Illustrated by G. Spencer Pryse

Fielding, Henry

Verlag: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd / Dodd, Mead & Company, London New York, 1930

Quarto (10 1/4" x 6 5/8" x 2 1/4"), black pictorial cloth with gilt spine lettering & sign post plus title & silhouette of a horsedrawn carriage on front cover, illustrated by G. Spencer Pryse with a B&W frontispiece and 19 comparable full-page plates, maroon pictorial endpapers depicting a young man and woman, 770 deckle-edged pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 2 oz. Solid copy with spotting to covers and slight rubbing to a few edges of the deckled pages. All plates are bright and without foxing. Small repaired 3/8" V-nick halfway down spine. Lacks the dust jacket. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749) is a bestselling comic novel by English playwright, judge, and novelist Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754). Tom Jones is the author's greatest book, and a pioneering novel written as a humorous Bildungsroman and picaresque novel about a young man's adventures. Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956) was a British artist, member of the Fabian Society, and lithographer. In addition, he served as a soldier during the First World War, and--as a Captain--was awarded the Military Cross and other notable awards for his service during the Third Battle of Ypres. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6442

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES; A Foundling by ...
Verlag: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd / Dodd, Mead & Company, London New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1930
Einband: Decorative cloth
Illustrator: G. Spencer Pryse
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None
Auflage: First Edition Thus Illustrated.