first edition '228' [i.e., 276pp]. 1 vols. 12mo
1755 · London
by Fielding, Henry
London: For A. Millar, 1755. First edition (edited), with the half-title. '228' [i.e., 276pp]. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf, upper joint restored. Binding slightly worn, but a very good, sound copy, text immaculate. First edition (edited), with the half-title. '228' [i.e., 276pp]. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition of Fielding's last book. Two editions appeared in 1755, with the same title pages: one (this) edition was clearly an edited text; the other version was unedited, and set from the manuscript. The unedited text was suppressed and did not reappear until the next November, after an earthquake in Portugal reawakened interest in Fielding's book. Cross III, p. 326; Rothschild 857
(Inventory #: 30623)