In the heated debates to which this case gave rise, emphasis was naturally placed upon the supreme power of parliament, which reached beyond the usual restrictions of the law. A Handsome Set of the Works of Fielding 85. The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. Edited with a Biographical Essay by Leslie Stephen . Contemporary green half-morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt.
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Some foxing of plates. A very good set. Set numbered 34 of 250. Known as a prolific playwright and author of Tom Jones , among other literary works, Fielding was appointed a justice of the peace for Westminster in 1748 through a friend s favor. His legal writings comprise part of two volumes of the ten, and include most notably his influential essay An Essay into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers .