The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great
by Fielding, Henry
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1964 Book. Illus. by Frank Martin. Fine. Hardcover. Octavo. 8vo. No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 186 (1) pp. Introduction, a note on books. Books I through IV with wood engravings by Frank Martin. The Folio Society, 1964. In Very Good-Fine Slipcase. Small owner's plate ffep. Partial wear to protruding top edge nub with paper rubbed away to bottom nub and 1" rear edge slipcase, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean and bright. 5.75" x 9." Brown textured-cloth with black title plate and glossy gilt lettering to spine. In brown slipcase with brown paper-covered heavy card. "The real Jonathan Wild was truly great, in Fielding's ironic sens of the word. Moreover, he was entirely a self-made man whose extravagances soon led to his serving a four-year sentence in the Wood Street prison, where he was introduce to the London underworld: his true metier for his greatness as a purveyor of stolen goods. Even his greatness was not infallable, and in the end he was hung at Tyburn on May, 27, 1725. It may have been intended at first as a satire on Robert Walpole, one of the most corrupt politicians of the day, but it soon transcended it's original purpose. Not a biograpy of the great man, it is rather a novel suggested by his career.".
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Title
- The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great
- Author
- Fielding, Henry
- Illustrator
- Frank Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good - Fine
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- LITERATURE BIOGRAPHICAL FICTION NOVEL
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Octavo
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