A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy Author: [Sterne, Laurence] Place: London Publisher: T. Becket Date: 1774 Description: 2 vols. [2], 203; [2], 208 pp. (8vo) 15.8x10.1 cm (6¼x4"), full speckled calf with red morocco spine label, raised bands, spine titled in gilt. A New Edition. Following Tristam Shandy, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy was Sterne’s most-popular work. “The book was no doubt based on Sterne’s two journey’s abroad in 1762-4 and 1765. It was well received by the public…and is probably the first English novel to survive in the handwriting of its author” (Oxford Companion to English Literature, 885). Lot Amendments Condition: Front board of volume 1 tender and nearly detached, rubbing and staining to extremities, spine ends chipped away; internal ink notations and page toning; overall good. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 312999a
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy Author: [Sterne, Laurence] Place: London Publisher: T. Becket Date: 1774 Description: 2 vols. [2], 203; [2], 208 pp. (8vo) 15.8x10.1 cm (6¼x4"), full speckled calf with red morocco spine label, raised bands, spine titled in gilt. A New Edition. Following Tristam Shandy, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy was Sterne’s most-popular work. “The book was no doubt based on Sterne’s two journey’s abroad in 1762-4 and 1765. It was well received by the public…and is probably the first English novel to survive in the handwriting of its author” (Oxford Companion to English Literature, 885). Lot Amendments Condition: Front board of volume 1 tender and nearly detached, rubbing and staining to extremities, spine ends chipped away; internal ink notations and page toning; overall good. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 312999a
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