4 Volumes. 4to
1819 · London
by [STERNE, Laurence (1713-1768)]
London: W. Lewis, 1819. 4 Volumes. 4to. (8 1/4 x 5 inches). Portraits in Volumes I and II as called for. Contemporary full red morocco with gilt ruled border, marbled endpapers, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, all edges gilt
A beautiful set in contemporary red morocco, stamped White 24 Pall Mall.
This elegant four-volume set brings together the works of Laurence Sterne, one of the most celebrated authors of the 18th century. Sterne's oeuvre includes the groundbreaking novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, as well as his sermons, letters, and shorter works. Sterne's Tristram Shandy is widely regarded as a comic masterpiece and a precursor to modern experimental fiction, while A Sentimental Journey exemplifies the era's shift toward emotion and individual experience. The present set serves as a testament to Sterne's enduring literary legacy and the artistry of early 19th-century British bookmaking.
Ramsden, London Book Binders1780-1840. (Inventory #: 39010)
A beautiful set in contemporary red morocco, stamped White 24 Pall Mall.
This elegant four-volume set brings together the works of Laurence Sterne, one of the most celebrated authors of the 18th century. Sterne's oeuvre includes the groundbreaking novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, as well as his sermons, letters, and shorter works. Sterne's Tristram Shandy is widely regarded as a comic masterpiece and a precursor to modern experimental fiction, while A Sentimental Journey exemplifies the era's shift toward emotion and individual experience. The present set serves as a testament to Sterne's enduring literary legacy and the artistry of early 19th-century British bookmaking.
Ramsden, London Book Binders1780-1840. (Inventory #: 39010)
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