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A sentimental journey through France and Italy / by Mr. Yorick ; vol. I[-II].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Day Sterne Collection Sterne 120 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- British--France--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- British.
- British--Italy--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Travelers--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Travelers.
- Clergy--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Clergy.
- France--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- France.
- Italy--Fiction--Early works to 1800.
- Italy.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Humorous fiction.
- Psychological fiction.
- Subscription lists (Publishing) -- England -- London -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Day, Geoffrey (former owner) (Day Sterne Collection copy)
- Murdoch, Peter (bookplate) (Day Sterne Collection copy)
- Benz, Doris L., 1907-1984 (bookplate) (Day Sterne Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : coat of arms ; 18 cm (8vo)
- Distribution:
- London : Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, MDCCLXVIII [1768]
- Fingerprint:
- c*e* s*y* s.le hicl (3) 1768 (R) v.1
- t.r- enhe s;me thsa (3) 1768 (R) v.2
- Notes:
- "Mr. Yorick" is Laurence Sterne. See ESTC.
- Signatures: volume 1: [A]² a⁸ B-N⁸ O⁶ ; volume 2: [A]² B-O⁸.
- Pagination: volume 1: xx, 203, [1] pages ; volume 2: [4], 208 pages.
- Engraved illustration (coat of arms).
- Subscribers' list among preliminaries of volume 1.
- For a full description of variations in text and catchwords, see Monkman.
- Local Notes:
- Day Sterne Collection copy is an "Imperial paper" copy (leaf size 165 x 103 mm).
- Day Sterne Collection copy is Monkman's text variant (c) except for leaf B8v of volume 2, which is variant (u).
- Day Sterne Collection copy: volume 1 has a few ms. bibliographical notes in pencil on front free endpaper and back pastedown.
- Kislak Center Day Sterne Collection copy acquired from Geoffrey Day in 2018.
- Day Sterne Collection copy: each volume has armorial bookplate of Peter Murdoch with ms. shelf-mark ("C.7.17[-18]") on front pastedown; gold-stamped blue leather bookplate ("EX LIBRIS DORIS LOUISE BENZ") on front pastedown.
- Day Sterne Collection copy: volume 1 has printed leaf headed "Advertisement" bound in after title leaf.
- Day Sterne Collection copy housed in slip case.
- Singer-Mendenhall copy is an 'Imperial paper' copy (leaf size 164 x 98 mm).
- Cited in:
- ESTC T14747
- Raven, J. British fiction, 1750-1770, 1234
- Block, A. Engl. novel (1961 ed.), p. 225
- Sabin 91346
- Monkman, K. Florida edition of the works of Laurence Sterne, volume 6, appendix 5, I-1, II-1
- OCLC:
- 5688009
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