The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman
Contributors: Ravenet, Simon François, 1706-1774; Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Publisher: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley ...
Published: 1760
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Work titles: Tristram Shandy
Notes: Getty copy comprises v. 1-4 only of the eventual 9. Vol. 1-2 are 4th ed., 1760. Vol. 3-4 are 1st ed., 1761.

Anonymous. By Laurence Sterne.

Vol. III. press variants: line 16 p. 160 "woulda ciad" or "would a citadel"; line 3 p. 171 "me.'" or "me.""; line 20 p. 187 "aud" or "and". Of the eight possible combinations of the above, four are recorded: III-1a: woulda ciad / me.' / aud; III-1b: woulda ciad / me." / aud; III-1c: would a citadel / me.' / and; III-1d: would a citadel / me." / and.  Vol. IV catchword on p. 19 "'Tis" or "There's" (Monkman).

Getty v. 3 is variant III-1c, and v. 4 has 'Tis on p. 19.

There is a concealed second edition of vol. IV in 1761; this is easily distinguished by the correct spelling of "fancy" on p. 73; in the first edition it is mis-spelt "facy".

Getty copy of v. 4 has "facy" on p. 73.

Pages 73-74 of v. 1 have solid black rectangles in place of text. A leaf in v. 3 with marbled rectangles in place of text is bound between L4-L5, paged 169-170.

Vols. 1 and 3 have engraved frontispieces after Hogarth by "S. Ravenet" and "F. Ravenet" respectively, both presumably the elder Simon François Ravenet. "Because the frontispiece [of v. 3] is keyed to an incident in vol. IV, it is sometimes found with that volume; it is however conjugate with A8 of vol. III"--Monkman.

Frontispiece of v. 3 bound at beginning of v. 4 in Getty copy.

ESTC (RLIN) T14705, T14812

Monkman, K.  Florida edition of the works of Laurence Sterne, appendix 5: I-4, II-4, III-1, IV-1

In Getty copy gathering D of v. 4 is misbound in the order D3, D4, D2, D1.

Binding: marbled paper, quarter calf (apparently contemporary). Title in gilt on red spine labels: TRISTR / SHAND. Vol. numbers in gilt on black spine labels. Page edges sprinkled red.