Yorick M (11 results)

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. viii + 289, illus with figures (no inscriptions).

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Hardcover; 289 pages. Light blue cloth hardcovers with silver titles on spine. Light fading to top edge. The pages are bright and clean. The jacket is glossy paper: blue and green background with black titles. Moderate shelfwear. Lightly bumped edges. NF/VG-. Book. …

Hardcover. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION CLOTH BOUND BOARDS. Very Good/In Slipcase. 1st Thus Signed/Limited No. 14/104. 4¾" - 6¾". 8 EX-LIB STAMPS AND 2 DONATION LABELS. A FAC-SIMILE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF 104 COPIES ONLY. (100 HOLAND 4 VELLUM). volumes 1 and 2.; 60226; Ex Lib.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Brown calf binding with gold border on cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Very Good. 8vo. pp 214. First edition thus- book first appeared in 1768. Frontispiece and 11 plates. Disbound (i.e. lacking covers) but otherwise very good with clean text.

Leather. Condition: Good. Two volumes bound into one being a translation of Voltaire's philosophical fiction Zadig; or, The Book of Fate and a copy of Sterne's A Sentimental Journey. Cooke's Edition. Two volumes bound into one. Illustrated with a frontispiece and portrait plate to each volume, with numerous engraved decorations. This volume contains: Zadig; or the Book of Fate, An Oriental History, 1800. A novella and work of philosophical fiction that tells the story of Zadig, a Zoroastrian philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The singular narrative and unique journey of Zadig still stands as a philosophical reference to "nothing is either good or bad without the comparison of one with the other." Written by Francois-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian famous for his wit. Translated into English from the original French. Dated from the University of York Libraries. A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, 1798. Following the Reverend Mr. Yorick on a picaresque journey through France, narrated from a sentimental point of view. Yorick is a character from Sterne's bestselling previous novel Tristram Shandy, who also serves as Sterne's alter ego. Written by Laurence Sterne, an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric best known for his comic novels. Dated from the British Library. Previously held in the library of Captain Sir Henry Duncan KCH, a prominent Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century, operating with great success against French and Italian shipping and shore fortifications in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars. Bound in full tree calf. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with light loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Minor age toning to the extremities with the previous owner's bookplate and contemporary ink inscriptions to the front pastedown. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HARDBACK VOLUME BOUND IN A 19TH CENTURY HALF LEATHER BINDING, SIX TITLES BOUND IN ONE VOLUME, FOUR FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS. HISTORY OF RASSELAS BY DR. JOHNSON, ZADIG BY M. DE VOLATIRE, SOLYMAN & ALMENA BY DR. LANGHORNE, HISTORY OF NOURJAHAD BY MRS SHERIDAN, ALMORAN & HAMET BY JOHN HAWKESWORTH, SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE & ITALY BY MR YORICK. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES. SOME VERY MINOR MARKS & RUBBING TO LEATHER COVER, ENGRAVINGS LIGHTLY BROWNED, SEVERAL PAGES & ENGRAVINGS WITH MARKS, FOXING OR BROWNING. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH HINGES STRONG. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 8vo. (6.2 x 4 inches). Portrait frontis in volume one. Previous owner name neatly written on blank free endpapers and a name clipped from the top of the title pages, otherwise very good, bright and clean copies throughout. Early full tan calf bindings with raised bands to the spines. Compartments double gilt ruled. Red title labels, gilt. Some minor wear to the extremities but overall very good and attractive bindings. ---- Complete as published, these first two volumes of Sterne's Sermons of Mr. Yorrick, published anonymously in 1760, were added to at a later date with another five volumes issued between 1766 and 1769. …