Henry Fielding — A Journey from This World to the Next

Waltham Saint Lawrence, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1930 . Cloth. Uncommon limited reprinting of Henry Fielding's classic 1743 fiction on a journey to the afterlife. Limited edition. No. 129 of 500 copies.In publisher's original cloth binding.Featuring six etchings by Denis Tegetmeier. Collated, complete.Reprinting of the 1743 text from important English author Henry Fielding. Fielding is known for his comic The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749) and as a key figure in 18th-century law enforcement. His vivid characterisation and intricate plotting played an essential role in the development of the popular novel.This satirical work opens on the protagonist's death and imagines an adventure to the afterlife furnished with strange and wonderful characters. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight fading and marking to the boards, bumping to the spine and rubbing especially to the spine tips. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout with onlu very minor spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Denis Tegetmeier. Very Good .