LAWRENCE, Frederick. The Life of Henry Fielding; with Notices of His Writings, his Times, and his Contemporaries. London: Arthur Hall, 1855.
LAWRENCE, Frederick. The Life of Henry Fielding; with Notices of His Writings, his Times, and his Contemporaries. London: Arthur Hall, 1855.

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LAWRENCE, Frederick. The Life of Henry Fielding; with Notices of His Writings, his Times, and his Contemporaries. London: Arthur Hall, 1855.

8° (183 x 119 mm). Contemporary half calf (rebacked preserving original spine); cloth folding case.

THE AUTHOR’S COPY, interleaved and annotated by him throughout on some 120 pages. Notes range from minor corrections of spelling to extensive passages written across pages. Lawrence adds substantive notes relating to details that emerged since the original publication, and occasionally tips in a newspaper clipping of a relevant subject. [With:] four pages notes by Lawrence loose in accompanying chemise and five letters from various correspondents, responding to Lawrence’s inquiries about Fielding.

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