Possible early copy of "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling"

By AquaDog80

I’m kind of curious about this book and honestly I have no idea where to start, so please bear with me. I came across a really beat-up copy of the book in the title, and I don’t know if that means anything. It’s a hardcover and seems to have leather or something like that on it. The first page with actual writing has the title, and then says London: PRINTED FOR C. COOKE, no 17. Paternoster-row. I really don’t know what else to add, but feel free to ask me anything. http://imgur.com/a/Di7EW Pics of what the book looks like