STERNE, Laurence.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy.
London: Various Imprints , 1760-67..
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"The availability of books is not the same as reading them, nor reading the same as understanding them": Rare First Edition of Laurence Sterne’s Masterpiece The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy
First editions, first issue of each volume. Octavo, 9 volumes. Volumes 5,7, and 9 are signed by Stern as called for. In near fine condition in an attractive calf with gilt tooling to the spine. Housed in a handsome custom leather box.
Tristram Shandy is considered by many the first modern novel and Sterne the father of stream of consciousness writing. It is perhaps the most literal example of a novel available. Sterne was an Anglican Vicar who was influenced by Pope, Locke, Swift and Cervantes. His narrative devices and styles have indelibly influenced many modern and postmodern authors: James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Milan Kundera, Salmon Rushdie among others.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy.
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