Lot 170
Sterne, Laurence
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
London: J. Dodsley [vols. 1-4], T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt [vols. 5-9], 1765-69. Mixed editions (seventh edition of volumes 1-2, ‘new edition’ of volumes 3-4, second edition of volumes 5-6, first edition of volumes 7-9), 9 volumes in 4, 8vo (15.5 x 9.2cm), volumes 5, 7 and 9 signed by the author (as usual), frontispieces in volumes 1 and 3, half-titles in vols. 4, 5, 6, and 9, vol. 7 with errata on verso of title-page, vol. 9 dedication in state 'b', vol. 1 with leaf printed in black, vol. 3 with marbled leaf between L4 and L5, contemporary French tan calf, spines ruled in gilt, occasional dust soiling and toning but internally very good, front free endpapers with red ink ownership stamp of French diplomat and academic Pierre Amédée Jaubert (1779-1847), two volumes with book label of art historian John Bernard Bury (1917-2017) [ESTC N19742 (vol. 1), N19743 (vol. 2), N33624 (vols. 3-4), N19738 (vols. 5-6), T14820 (vols. 7-8), T14824 (vol. 9); cf. Rothschild 1970] (4)