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The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams
Henry Fielding
c1793
C. Cooke : London
5.5" by 3.5"
xvi, [1], 18-213; 201pp.
SUMMARY
Cooke's Edition of Henry Fielding's first full-length novel, telling the story of Joseph Andrews and his friend Abraham Adams.
Illustrated,Leather Binding,Uncommon
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Uniformly bound in full tree calf.
Complete in two volumes.
'Joseph Andrews' is the story of a good-natured footman and his adventures on his way home from London with his friend and mentor, the parson Abraham Adams, an absent minded man.
Originally published in 1742, this novel is among the first in the English language, and is often defined as a comic epic poem in prose.
Written by Henry Fielding, the English novelist, well known for his humorous and satirical work. He was also known as one of those who founded London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners.
Illustrated with one plate and a frontispiece to Volume I and two plates to Volume II.
With an ink inscription of Mary Harvey.
CONDITION
Uniformly bound in full tree calf. Externally, generally smart with slight rubbing to extremities and joints, and the odd patch of rubbing to boards. Slight loss to the head of the spine to Volume II. Front joint to Volume I and rear joint to Volume II are cracked. Front hinge to Volume I is a little strained, but holding firm. Ink inscription to front paste down, with slight offsetting to endpaper extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd mark.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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