Henry Fielding — Miscellanies

London, A. Millar, 1743 . Leather. In contemporary full calf bindings, present here is the scarce complete second edition of the miscellaneous writings of celebrated satirist Henry Fielding. The scarce second edition of the Miscellanies of Henry Fielding. This second edition is a re-issue of the sheets of the first edition, with new title pages.Complete in three volumes.First published earlier the same year, Fieldings's Miscellanies include two of Fielding's most celebrated pieces, 'A Journey from this World to the Next' ( in volume II), and 'The Life of Jonathan Wild the Great' (in volume III). These works first appeared in the first edition of these Miscellanies.With a general title page to volume I, as called for, with a further title page to each volume.ESTC N11111Published during his lifetime, this is a wonderful collection of the works of the English writer and judge best known for his 1749 comic novel 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling&apos. In contemporary calf bindings, with gilt detailing to back strips. Light rubbing to back strip head and tail, joints, and board perimeters. Joints starting, with boards of volumes I and II firmly held, but boards of volume III tenderly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .