Laurence STERNE

New bilingual edition, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 6 figures on laid paper by Monsiau engraved by Patas, Pouquet, Miger & Dambrun. Reduction of the folio edition by the same publisher.
Late 19th-century binding in full green shagreen signed David. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 small fleurons. Boards decorated with a central medallion. Wide inner border. Gilt edges. Spine faded. Rubbing to raised bands and headcaps. Scattered foxing; handsome copy nonetheless, finely bound.
It was in 1765 that Sterne traveled through France and Italy, and it was upon his return that he decided to write a free, sentimental account of it, according to the traveler's mood, c

New edition of the French translation and first printing of the illustrations by T. Johannot and Jacque.
Binding in half long-grain navy blue morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, minor rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers (lined and with corner lacks) and spine preserved, top edge gilt, romantic pastiche binding signed by Ratry.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece, 170 text vignettes and 11 hors-texte compositions engraved on wood and printed on China paper.
Some minor foxing.
A handsome copy.

Edition with a portrait of the author as frontispiece and fourteen unsigned figures.
Contemporary bindings in half tawny sheep, smooth spines decorated with blue and red morocco title and volume labels, with fleurons and gilt fillets, and gilt dentelle at foot, boards of paper imitating grained leather, all edges marbled.
Three headcaps damaged, four joints cracked. Extensive foxing.

New edition of the French translation and first printing of illustrations by T. Johannot and Jacque.

Bradel binding in half hazelnut brown shagreen, smooth spine, joints very slightly rubbed at head, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt. Light marginal dampstain of no consequence at head of first leaf, occasional foxing.

Work illustrated with a frontispiece and 11 wood-engraved figures, printed on China paper and mounted on heavy paper by T. Johannot as well as 170 vignettes in the text.
Text preceded by an essay on the life and works of Sterne by Jules Janin.

New edition of the French translation established by Léon de Wailly.
Half bottle-green sheep bindings, spines with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
As a preface, the life of Laurence Sterne by Sir Walter Scott.
Rare foxing.