Item #045404 Letters of the Late Rev. Laurence Sterne, To his most intimate Friends. With a Fragment in the Manner of Rabelais. To Which are Prefix'd Memoirs of his Life and Family. Written by Himself. And Published by his Daughter, Mrs. Medalle. Laurence Sterne.
Letters of the Late Rev. Laurence Sterne, To his most intimate Friends. With a Fragment in the Manner of Rabelais. To Which are Prefix'd Memoirs of his Life and Family. Written by Himself. And Published by his Daughter, Mrs. Medalle

Letters of the Late Rev. Laurence Sterne, To his most intimate Friends. With a Fragment in the Manner of Rabelais. To Which are Prefix'd Memoirs of his Life and Family. Written by Himself. And Published by his Daughter, Mrs. Medalle

London: T. Becket, 1775.

First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Item #045404

3 volumes in contemporary acid calf, hinges cracked, rubbed at edges, but cords and bindings sound. Old signature to title, scattered foxing, generally very clean. An attractive copy of the first edition edited by Sterne's daughter. xx, 175, [1]; [2], 192; [2], 179, [1]pp.

Published 7 years after his death and 8 after the final volume of Tristram Shandy was published. Though scrubbed of any mention of Sterne's muse, Eliza Draper (reportedly suppressed by Eliza herself), it includes correspondence with Ignatius Sancho (including Sterne's views on slavery), in volume 3. Size: Octavo (8vo). 3-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 045404.

Price: $400.00

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