The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman. Vol. IX.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768, author.

Contributor:

Bowyer, William, 1699-1777, printer.

T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, bookseller.

Geoffrey Day Collection of Laurence Sterne (University of Pennsylvania)

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--Authorship--Fiction--Early works to 1800.

Fiction.

Infants--Fiction--Early works to 1800.

Infants.

Fetus--Fiction--Early works to 1800.

Fetus.

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Stream of consciousness fiction.

Experimental fiction.

Penn Provenance:

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

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

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

Day, Geoffrey (former owner) (Day Sterne Collection copies)

Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 (autograph) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 (autograph) (Day Sterne Collection copies)

Stark, J. (autograph) (Day Sterne Collection copy 2)

March, T. (autograph) (Day Sterne Collection copy 4)

Rishton, Martin Folkes, 1747-1820 (bookplate) (Day Sterne Collection 52 item 2)

Physical Description:

[8], 145, [1] page ; 16 cm (8vo)

Distribution:

London : Printed for T. Becket and P.A. Dehondt ..., MDCCLXVII [1767]

Fingerprint:

e-of sts, usis wo-A (3) 1767 (R) state IX-1a

i-of sts, usis wo-A (3) 1767 (R) state IX-1b

Notes:

Anonymous. By Laurence Sterne. With the author's signature "L. Sterne" on page [1].

First edition of volume 9. See Monkman.

The first edition of "Tristram Shandy" was issued in nine volumes from 1760 to 1767. The first eight volumes were published in pairs, and the ninth by itself. Some individual volumes (or pairs of volumes) were also issued in editions other than first during the same time period.

"Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 500 copies printed."--ESTC.

Several press variants have been found. Monkman describes two settings of the dedication (leaves a1-a2).

With a half-title.

Signatures: [A]² a² B-F⁸ G⁸(±G1) H-K⁸ [L]1. ("Watermarks suggest that L1 and cancellans G1 were printed together."--Monkman.)

Woodcut illustration.

Local Notes:

Singer-Mendenhall copy housed with: Sterne, Laurence. The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman. Vol. I[-II]. London : Printed for R. and J. Dodsley ..., MDCCLX [1760].

Singer-Mendenhall copy is Monkman press variant IX-1a.

Singer-Mendenhall copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 1934 by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Singer in honor of Godfrey F. Singer.

Singer-Mendenhall copy has wormhole in lower portion of leaves H5-[L]1, back free endpaper and back pastedown.

Kislak Center Day Sterne Collection copies acquired from Geoffrey Day in 2018.

Day Sterne Collection 5 is Monkman press variant IX-1b.

Day Sterne Collection 5 has illegible autograph at head of title leaf.

Day Sterne Collection 5 lightly wormed in tail margin of pastedowns, free endleaves and all printed leaves.

Day Sterne Collection 18 is Monkman press variant IX-1a.

Day Sterne Collection 18 has manuscript bibliographical notes in pencil on front free endpaper.

Day Sterne Collection 18 has early autograph ("J Stark") on blank leaf following front free endpaper.

Day Sterne Collection 18: portion of head margin of leaf B1 excised with loss of Laurence Sterne's autograph on recto.

Day Sterne Collection 23 bound with: a The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman : with a key by Hatspen Barnevelt. Vol. IX. London : Printed for T. Durham, at Charing-Cross, and T. Caslon, in Pater-noster Row, MDCCLXVII [1767] (Sterne 23 item 2).

Day Sterne Collection 23 is Monkman press variant IX-1b.

Day Sterne Collection 23 has manuscript note ("12. 3. 80, Blackwell £1500.- (= Ex. Sotheby, 1st Oct. 79, 235)") in pencil on back pastedown.

Day Sterne Collection 39 imperfect: leaf [A]1 wanting.

Day Sterne Collection 39 is Monkman press variant IX-1a.

Day Sterne Collection 39 has laid in front wrapper and title leaf of Sterne's letters to his friends on various occasions (London : Printed for G. Kearsly and J. Johnson, 1775) with autograph ("T. March") on title leaf.

Day Sterne Collection 39 bound in original blue paper wrappers (front wrapper and backstrip wanting); edges untrimmed; housed in clamshell case.

Day Sterne Collection 39: leaves [A]2 and [L]1 detached.

Day Sterne Collection 46 is Monkman press variant IX-1b.

Day Sterne Collection 52 item 2 is Monkman press variant IX-1a.

Day Sterne Collection 52 item 2 bound with: Sterne, Laurence. The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman. Vol. VII[-VIII]. London : Printed for T. Becket and P.A. Dehont ..., MDCCLXV [1765, i.e. 1770] (Sterne 52).

Day Sterne Collection 52 item 2 has on front pastedown armorial bookplate of Martin Folkes Rishton, Esq. (1747-1820).

Day Sterne Collection 52 item 2 bound in full speckled calf(?); gold-tooled cover edges; 5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; gold-stamped red leather spine label ("TRISTRAM SHANDY."); gold-tooled black leather spine label with volume numbers; all edges stippled red.

Day Sterne Collection 52 item 2 has wormhole in tail margin of leaves B1-L1, back free endpaper and back pastedown.

Cited in:

ESTC T14824

Cross, W.L. Sterne (3rd ed.), p. 603

Monkman, K. Florida edition of the works of Laurence Sterne, volume 2, appendix 5, IX-1a and IX-1b

Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 4646

OCLC:

49409513