The Works of Laurence Sterne in 2 Volumes c1885 Leather Bound

£125.00

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Title: The Works of Laurence Sterne
Author: James P Browne (Editor)
Publisher : Bicker & Son
Publication 1885
Format: Leather Bound

Condition: Light brown full leather covers. Vol I: missing title and volume number to spine. Split to top of spine. Some scuffing to the edges. No cracking at hinge. Pages are clean throughout with no ink or pencil marks. Vol II: Some bumping and scuffing to edges and spine. Missing volume number to spine. No cracking at hinges. Pages are clean throughout with no ink or pencil marks. Both volumes have marbled endpapers and page edges.

Book measures: 22cm x 15cm with 646 + 670 pages

1 in stock

Description

The Works of Laurence Sterne in two leather bound  volumes complete.

 

Containing:

  •  The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent.
  •  A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.
  •  Sermons.
  • Letters.
  • With a Life of the Author, Written by Himself

 

Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. His work, Tristram Shandy set the stage for experimental literature. It was perhaps the first stream-of-consciousness narrative – a style later adopted by James Joyce.

 

Additional information

Weight 3 kg