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Sterne, Laurence.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- A Sentimental Journey though France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick. For T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1768
8vo, 2 volumes, first edition, one of 135 copies on imperial paper, with the advertisement leaf ("rarely preserved", according to Cross), contemporary calf gilt, some slight marginal browning, edges and corners slightly worn, tear to endpaper at end of volume 1
Provenance
Peter Murdoch, bookplate; Doris L. Benz, book-label, the sale of "Printed Books and Manuscripts from [her] Library", sold for the benefit of Dartmouth College Library, Christie's New York, 16 November 1984, lot 361
Literature
Cross pp.271-2; Rothschild 1971
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
first edition of sterne's second (and last) novel, on fine paper.
The first edition of A Sentimental Journey was issued in two styles, wiith 2500 copies printed on ordinary paper and 135 on fine or imperial paper. Cross notes that "in some copies appears an Advertisement promising that the work will be completed the next year. Being originally a loose sheet, to be inserted in copies of either of the two styles, this Advertisement was rarely preserved".