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FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754). Amelia. London: A. Millar, 1752. 4 volumes, 12° (169 x 94mm). (Occasional soiling and browning.) Polished calf by Rivière, gilt-panelled spines with contrasting morocco labels, gilt edges. FIRST EDITION of Fielding's last novel. Dr. Johnson told Mrs. Piozzi that Amelia was 'perhaps the only book, which being printed off betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before night' (Anecdotes of the late Dr. Samuel Johnson, 1786, p. 221). This was despite the large print run. Strahan printed, and recorded in his ledger, 5000 copies of volumes I - II in December 1751; and another 3000 in January 1752. Rothschild 853.
Ann RADCLIFFE (1764-1823). The Mysteries of Udolpho. London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1794. 4 volumes, 12° (169 x 99mm.) Half-title in each volume. (A few scrawls on text in volume III.) Modern calf. FIRST EDITION of Ann Radcliffe's great novel. Rothschild 1701; together with 27 other volumes, comprising a reprint of The North Briton, London: 1772, 4 volumes, 8°, contemporary calf gilt; and novels by Richardson and Smollet. (35)
Ann RADCLIFFE (1764-1823). The Mysteries of Udolpho. London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1794. 4 volumes, 12° (169 x 99mm.) Half-title in each volume. (A few scrawls on text in volume III.) Modern calf. FIRST EDITION of Ann Radcliffe's great novel. Rothschild 1701; together with 27 other volumes, comprising a reprint of The North Briton, London: 1772, 4 volumes, 8°, contemporary calf gilt; and novels by Richardson and Smollet. (35)
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