[Rarebooks] FS: History of Tom Jones with scarce spurious sequel, 1749: 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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