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Letters From Eliza to Yorick; Letters From Yorick to Eliza, A New Edition (EARLY REPRINT, 1775. TWO BOOKS BOUND IN ONE.)
by Elizabeth Draper; Laurence Sterne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Editor; G. Kearsly, 1775. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 6" x 3.25" x 0.75. EARLY EDITION, 1775. TWO BOOKS BOUND IN ONE. Hardcover. Bound in full calf leather with lavish initials in gilt on the cover. Beautifully ornamented, hubbed spine bears five raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt ornamentation. Marbled endpapers are in red, blue and yellow color themes. Printed on watermarked, laid paper. xv, 67 pp.; vi, 104 pp. <br><br>EXCERPT FROM THE PREFACE: "The editor of the elegant and pathetic letters, from Yorick to Eliza, which have lately made their appearance in the world says, 'It is very much to be lamented, that Eliza's modesty was invincible to all the publisher's endeavors to obtain her answers to these letters. Her wit, penetration, and judgement; her happiness in the epistolary style, so rapturously commended by Mr. Stern, could not fail to furnish a rich entertainment for the public - the publisher could not help telling her, that he wished to God, she really was possessed of that vanity of which she was charged. We should as sincerely lament Eliza's invincible modesty, as the editor of those letters, if we thought her sensibility, in that respect, would preclude the publication of such valuable compositions; or if we imagined that her too scrupulous partiality for her particular friends, or in the most enlarged idea, the circle of her acquaintance, ought in justice to impede the more general gratification of that Public, who means of Yorick's letters, addressed to her, must of course become her admirers." <br><br>CONDITION: Overall VG with some shelf wear, particularly around the edges. Inner hinge is starting, yet binding is tight and sound. A yellow ex libre bookplate affixed to front pastedown of John Longe, Stixworth Hall. Textblock is completely unmarked and uncreased. Very little foxing, and well kept pages. A delightful pocket copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Seller
- Shelley and Son Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 068649
- Title
- Letters From Eliza to Yorick; Letters From Yorick to Eliza, A New Edition (EARLY REPRINT, 1775. TWO BOOKS BOUND IN ONE.)
- Author
- Elizabeth Draper; Laurence Sterne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Printed for the Editor; G. Kearsly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1775
- Size
- 6" x 3.25" x 0.75
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Letters From Eliza to Yorick; Letters From Yorick to Eliza, A New Edition, Laurence Sterne, Elizabeth Draper
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
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- G
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- VG
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- Shelf Wear
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Calf
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- Bookplate
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- Raised Band(s)
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