Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady : comprehending the most important concerns of private life : and particularly shewing, the distresses that may attend the misconduct both of parents and children, in relation to marriage / published by the editor of Pamela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761.

Contributor:

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Clarissa

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bateman, Eliz. (autograph) (RBC copy).

Local Subjects:

Bateman, Eliz. (autograph) (RBC copy).

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

L'Estrange, Eliza (autograph) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Mills, Ros. (autograph) (1802) (RBC copy)

Singer, Jacob (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Singer, Leah (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Singer, Godfrey F. (honoree) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Physical Description:

7 volumes : music ; 17 cm. (12mo)

Other Title:

Clarissa.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for S. Richardson : And sold by A. Millar ... J. and Ja. Rivington ... John Osborn ... and by J. Leake, at Bath, 1748.

Notes:

Vols. 3-7 have variant imprint: London : Printed by S. Richardson : And sold by John Osborn ... Andrew Millar ... J. and Ja. Rivington ... and by J. Leake, at Bath, 1748.

Vol. 2 incl. 1 folded leaf of plates facing p. 50, with words and music of verses 14-16 of "Ode to widsom".

Local Notes:

Vol. 2: lacks catchword, p. 296. -- vol. 3: 1st state; lacks catchword, p. 201. -- vol 4: 1st state (preface in this vol.); p. 149: reads "all owed"; lacks catchword, p. 195.

Cited in:

Sale, W.M. Samuel Richardson, a bibliographical record ..., p. 45-51

ESTC T058992

Block, A. Engl. novel (1961 ed.), p.197-98

Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) v.1, p.361

OCLC:

4219248