$4,200
Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768) The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy , Signed. Volumes I through IV: London: for R. and J. Dodsley, 1760 [-1767], Volumes V through IX: London: for T. Becket & P.A. Dehondt, 1762 [-1768] Nine octavo volumes, engraved frontispieces in volumes one and three; volumes five, seven, and nine signed by Sterne, volume three with the marbled page (169/170), half-titles in volumes four, five, six, and nine; volume one with E5 (page 73/74) printed black on both sides, volume seven with errata printed on the verso of the title, bound in uniform modern calfskin, and housed in a custom leather case, contents with occasional spotting; spines of volumes five and six with a darkening of the leather, section of the compartment between the labels abraded with loss of leather, volume six, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (9)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
