Histoire de Tom Jones, ou, L'enfant trouvé

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Title: Histoire de Tom Jones, ou, L'enfant trouvé
Alternative Title: History of Tom Jones. French
Creator: Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754, author
Contributor: Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773.
La Place, Pierre Antoine de, 1707-1793, translator.
Nourse, J. -1780, publisher.
Published / Created: 1750.
Publication Place: A Londre and France Paris
Publisher: Chez Jean Nourse
Description: BEIN Fielding F750L: Inscription on front free endpapers for volumes 1-3: Louis Le Seur a Merieves. Unidentified inscription [Sibon?] on title pages of all volumes.
An adaptation by La Place.
Translator identified as La Place in BN.
Actual place of publication from: Weller, E.O. Die falschen und fingierten Druckorte, v. 2, p. 126.
Vol. 1: [4], xj, [1], 336 pages, [4] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 344 pages, [4] leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], 282 pages, [4] leaves of plates; v. 4: [4], 341, [1] pages, [4] leaves of plates.
This translation, by P.A. de La Place, published later under title: Tom Jones, ou L'enfant trouvé. Cf. Quérard, la France litteraire, v. 3, p. 120.
Extent: 4 volumes : 17 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Digitization Note: All plates in vols. 1-4 digitized.
Language: French

Genre: Fiction
Early works to 1800
Material: illustrations ;
Resource Type: text
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Identity (Psychology)
Foundlings
Young men
Subjects: Identity (Psychology) > Fiction > Early works to 1800
Foundlings > Fiction > Early works to 1800
Young men > Fiction > Early works to 1800
England > Fiction > Early works to 1800
Le Seur, Louis > Autograph

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