The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
by Laurence Sterne
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Near Fine book issued without DJ. First thus. Intro by Christopher Morley. A relatively scarce Collector's Edition in full lether with gold embossed design and gilded edges. Moire silk endpages and ribbon page marker. Banded spine. Neat, attractive bookplate issued by Easton Press affixed to FFEP and signed by previous owner. Barely perceptible dusting of what appears to be spray paint to bottom of spine. See photos. Fictional autobiography originally published in 1759.
Synopsis
LAURENCE STERNE was born in 1713, the younger son of a landowning Yorkshire family. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and was ordained in 1738. Sterne's dramas were mostly personal, including bitter quarrels with his wife and uncle, and some high profile affairs. The publication of the first volumes of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy in 1759 made him famous throughout Europe overnight. He went on to complete the remaining volumes over the next seven years. Sterne died in 1768 of tuberculosis, the condition that had dogged him for many years.
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- Bookseller
- Book Moon (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- F-ST1980H
- Title
- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
- Author
- Laurence Sterne
- Illustrator
- T. M. Cleland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1980
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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