Visually inspected by Bonnie: hardback, copyright 1979 , no marking text, good condition on pages, book cover, and binding, shelf wear, X-library copy. We ship, M-F by 4:00 pm MDT and Saturday by 12:00 pm, with tracking info (AZB) Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Tom Jones. This is a book originally sold by The Easton Press, 47 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06857 as part of its "100 Greatest Books Ever Written Collector's Edition" collection which then evolved into "The Greatest Books Ever Written" collection. Many of the books carry a 1979 copyright but may have been printed in different years with different cover art. This is a leather-bound volume featuring 22kt gold accents, illustrations, moire fabric endsheets, gilded page ends, and a satin-ribbon page marker. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It was first published in 1749 in London. The main characters are: Master Thomas "Tom" Jones, a bastard and Squire Allworthy's ward; Miss Sophia "Sophy" Western , Western's only daughter, the model of virtue, beauty and all good qualities; Master William Blifil, the son of Captain Blifil and Bridget; a hypocrite and Tom Jones's rival; Squire Allworthy, Squire Western; Miss Bridget Allworthy (later Mrs Blifil); Allworthy's sister and Lady Bellaston.