STERNE, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, - Lot 181

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STERNE, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, - Lot 181
STERNE, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, I and II. Basil [Basel], J. L. Legrand, 1803. 2 volumes in 1 in-8, green half-basin, smooth spine. 402 and 358 pages, 2 full-page illustrations, one in black and the other in color. Binding lightly rubbed, some foxing, pages 273 to 289 missing, as well as a duplicate of pages 357 and 358 in volume 2. First two volumes bound together of this English edition of the famous novel by Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), originally published in nine volumes between 1759 and 1767. The text instantly catapulted the author from simple country parson to literary celebrity, although the public had reservations about his bold, bawdy humor. Copy in relatively good condition.
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