London n.p. 1769, 1769. First collected edition and third edition of Tristram Shandy. Five volumes. 12mo in 6s. 171x100mm. pp. 347 [1bl]; 333 [1bl]; 275 [1bl]; 286; 150, [151-153], cliv-clxvi, [167], 168-306. Volumes 1 and 2 are the third edition of Tristram Shandy, Volumes 3 and 4 are the Sermons and Volume 5, The Sentimental Journey and A Political Romance. A piece of marbled paper is pasted onto volume 1, p232. Volumes 1 and 2 lack the half titles reading "The Works of Laurence Stern A.M." but have the "Tristram Shandy" title pages. Lacking divisional titles to parts II and V of Tristram Shandy and the date and volume number of the divisional title to part VIII has been neatly clipped. First volume of Tristram Shandy has the engraved frontispiece portrait of Sterne. Bound in contemporary calf, spines with five raised bands, compartments decorated in gilt, morocco label to second compartment lettered "Stern" in gilt. Edges sprinkled red.Volumes 1-4 have the book label of Christopher Clark Geest. Save for some light shelfwear, all five volumes are in very good condition and internally excellent. A smart set published the year after Sterne's death. ESTC: T14715

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Bookseller: Voewood Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4047
Title: The Works of Laurence Stern
Author: STERNE, Laurence
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London n.p. 1769
Date Published: 1769
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Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...