[Rarebooks] FS: Second Edition of Henry Fielding's HISTORY OF TOM JONES, 1749, with spurious sequel, 7 volumes

[Charles Agvent]

   FIELDING,  Henry. THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING  with  THE
HISTORY  OF TOM JONES, THE FOUNDLING, IN HIS MARRIED STATE. London: A.
Millar  1749.  Six  volumes  bound in dark  green  almost  black  half
morocco  and attractive swirled-patterned boards: lxiii, 214; [2] 324;
[2]  370; [2] 312; [2] 294; [2] 304 pages. Considered to be the  first
true  novel in English. Second edition, printed from reset type of the
first  edition,  correcting  a number of minor  mistakes.  Cross  III,
pages  316-317.  Often mistakenly referred to as the second  issue  of
the  first  edition.  Probably  printed on 13 April  1749,  the  first
edition  having been printed only about a month prior, with the errata
corrected  and the table of contents for all six volumes preceding the
text  in  the  first volume. Bound identically with it  is  a  seventh
volume,  the very rare work not by Fielding and anonymously  published
1750  first edition of THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, THE FOUNDLING, IN HIS
MARRIED  STATE.  [12] 336 pages. This spurious sequel appeared  during
Fielding's  height of popularity and fashionability. Bookplates neatly
removed  from the front pastedowns of all seven volumes. An attractive
set housed in a custom-made cloth slipcase. Near Fine         $3000.00

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