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Franklin Library edition of The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding, with the classic illustrations of Thomas Rowlandson. Published in 1980 with Franklin Library special contents. Handsome burgundy leather binding with gilt decoration, raised spine bands, decorative endpapers, and strong shelf appeal. Includes a personalized Heirloom Library bookplate for George B. Tremmel III, handwritten “#18” and “11/80,” adding an interesting provenance detail. A beautiful decorative edition of one of the great 18th-century English novels and an excellent addition to a Franklin Library or fine-binding collection.