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The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Day Sterne Collection Sterne 25 v.1-2,5-6
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768, author.
- Series:
- Cooke's pocket edition of select novels; v. 10-12.
- Cooke's edition of select novels, or Novelist's pocket library ; vol. X-XII
- 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:
- Day, Geoffrey (former owner) (Day Sterne Collection copies)
- Jefferson, R. (autograph) (Day Sterne Collection 26)
- Physical Description:
- 6 volumes : illustrations ; 15 cm (12mo)
- Distribution:
- London : Printed for C. Cooke ..., [1793]
- Fingerprint:
- veas athe l.ry hohu (C) 1793 (Q) v.1
- asut y,n. rded Si-t (3) 1793 (Q) v.2
- w.he e.n- my.- temo (3) 1793 (Q) v.3
- lyr. r,er haas ofin (3) 1793 (Q) v.4
- anse s.to ofst acbo (3) 1793 (Q) v.5
- ckp- erat gees anre (3) 1793 (Q) v.6
- Notes:
- By Laurence Sterne. "Account of the life and writings of Mr. Sterne": Volume 1, pages 1-12 (first count). Dedication to volume 5 signed: Laur. Sterne.
- "Dated from plates."--ESTC.
- Signatures: v. 1: pi² a⁶ chi1 A⁶(-A1,2) B-H⁶ ; v. 2: A-H⁶ ; v. 3: pi1 A-H⁶ I² ; v. 4: A⁴ B-H⁶ I⁴ ; v. 5: pi1 A² B-I⁶ ; v. 6: A-H⁶ I⁴(-I4).
- Pagination: v. 1: [4], 12, [3], 6-96 pages, [1] leaf of plates ; v. 2: 96 pages, [1] leaf of plates ; v. 3: [2], 77, 88-110 pages, [1] leaf of plates ; v. 4: 99, [1] pages, [1] leaf of plates ; v. 5: [2], 99, [1] pages, [2] leaves of plates ; v. 6: 102 pages.
- Engraved illustrations (plates).
- Woodcut illustrations, title ornaments and tail-pieces.
- "A piece of marbled paper is pasted to p. [12] of vol. 3."--ESTC.
- "Issued as vols. X-XII of 'Cooke’s edition of select novels' ... Vols.1, 3 and 5 are preceded by a series-title ..."--ESTC.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Day Sterne Collection copies acquired from Geoffrey Day in 2018.
- Day Sterne Collection 24 imperfect: volumes 1-4 only; series title leaves wanting.
- Day Sterne Collection 24: volume 1 has manuscript note ("Misses Moss") in pencil at head of title leaf.
- Day Sterne Collection 24 bound (as issued?) in 2 volumes (volume 1/2 and 3/4). Each volume bound in early full marbled calf(?); gold-tooled cover edges; spine tooled in gold; gold-stamped red leather spine label ("TRISTRAM SHANDY"); volume number stamped in gold on spine.
- Day Sterne Collection 25 imperfect: volumes 1-2 and 5-6 only.
- Day Sterne Collection 25: volume 1 has partially illegible autograph ("John Le[...] No 38") on verso of series title leaf.
- Day Sterne Collection 25 bound (as issued?) in two volumes (volume 1/2 and 5/6). Each volume bound in early half calf (outer corners of boards damaged) over marbled boards; spine tooled in blind and gold; brief title and volume number stamped in gold on spine; all edges stippled blue.
- Day Sterne Collection 25: volume 1: leaf chi1 bound in out of order after title leaf.
- Day Sterne Collection 25: volume 1/2: left board partially detached; v. 5/6: left board detached.
- Day Sterne Collection 26 imperfect: volumes 1-2 only.
- Day Sterne Collection 26 has evidence of manuscript inscription (now effaced) on front pastedown; dated 19th-century autograph ("R Jefferson July 7/13") on front pastedown.
- Day Sterne Collection 26 bound (as issued?) in 1 volume (volume 1/2). Volume bound in early half calf(?) over marbled boards; spine tooled in gold; evidence of 2 spine labels (1 with brief title, 1 with volume number).
- Day Sterne Collection 26: left board detached.
- Day Sterne Collection 27 imperfect: volumes 5-6 only; series title leaf of volume 5 wanting.
- Day Sterne Collection 27 bound (as issued?) in 1 volume (volume 5/6). Volume bound in early full mottled calf(?); gold-tooled cover edges; spine tooled in gold; evidence of 2 spine labels; all edges stippled brown.
- Day Sterne Collection 27: boards and back free endpaper detached; spine damaged.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T14752
- OCLC:
- 13127855
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