Book Description

Second edition. 2 volumes bound as 1. Half calf, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt titles and blind tooling over patterned paper boards, marbled endpapers and matching marbled edges. 8vo., Vol. 1 xii, 193pp. Vol. 2 222pp. Previous owner s signatures on endpapers and annotation Best edition of this amusing and excellent book. Edwardes (?) p.793. on front endpaper. Edges, spine and corners rubbed but otherwise bright and attractive little book which discusses various aspects of Sterne s works.
Dealer Notes
The author was a medical doctor who studied the causes of diseases such as typhoid and their links to the living conditions of the poor.
Author [Sterne] Ferriar, John M.D.
Date 1812
Binding Half-calf
Publisher Printed for Cadell and Davies
Illustrator None
Condition Good
Pages Vol. 1 xii, 193pp. Vol. 2 222pp.

Price: £125.00

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