WORKS OF LAURENCE STERNE by Laurence Sterne - c. 1920

C. Daly, 1839. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1839. 795 pages. Full bound brown leather. Containing The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent. Front board is detached. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to marbled text block edges and title page. Heavy foxing and water stains to half title page and frontispiece. Heavy cracking to rear hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing leather to peel. Boards are slightly bowed and sunning and water damage.

George Routledge and Sons, 1895. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1895. No Edition Remarks. 648 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Brown and yellow staining to pages throughout. Water staining to edges of pages throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Small splits to spine ends. Water staining to boards. Light marks overall.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1871 Book. Good. Hardcover. Inner hinge cracking, shaken spine, scuffs, soils, splotches, dampstaining, etc. A reading copy only..

George Routledge and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 648 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Ex-libris label. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Minor cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear and bleaching marks to boards.

Samuel Richards and Co., 1823. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1823. No Edition Noted. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Gilt decorated brown cloth. Volume VI. Moderate creasing, foxing and tanning to pages with front endpaper missing and pen inscriptions to title page. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Binding is loose. Boards have heavy rubbing and edge wear. Visible bumping to corners and splitting to joints. Major crushing to spine ends.

Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot. Fair. 1839. Hardcover. Fairly early US edition of Sterne's collected works--Sterne died in 1768. This book was Stereotyped by J. Howe. Frontis portrait from a painting by Joshua Reynolds and engraved by the prominent artist and engraver, James Barton Longacre. This book is a candidate for rebacking, as the contents are tight with no loose pages or signatures; marbled end papers and the edges are all gilt--but the book lacks a spine, and the brown, blind stamped covers are detached. Foxing throughout, but very legible. Previous owner oval name stamp on blank front preliminary page. Contains Tristram Shandy, Letters, etc. Printed in double columns. ; Frontis portrait; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 416 pages .

Adamant Media Corporation, 2001-10-11. Paperback. Used: Good.

Adamant Media Corporation, 2001-10-11. Paperback. Used:Good.

LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, 1880 Book. Good. Hardcover. TITLE: THE WORKS OF LAURENCE STERNE; CONTAINING THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENT, ca. 1880s AUTHOR: LAURENCE STERNE PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON, ca. 1880s EDITION: Reprint Edition ISBN: None CATEGORY: Adventure, Literature BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Blue SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 648 pages. CONDITION: The outside has original binding and is in fair plus condition; there is some chipping to the top and bottom edges of the spine; the front hinge has cracking to the cover with the boards being tight; the corner edges of the boards have scrapes. There is a name written in ink at the top edge of the front pastedown, and there is also a private small size bookplate affixed to the same area. There are just a couple of page with brown like age spots or foxing. Book is without other marks or writings, pages are clean and… Read More

Nabu Press, 2012-03-09. Paperback. Good.