The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman [with extra suite]
- SIGNED Hardcover
- San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1988
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Hardcover. New. Baldessari, John. Main volume: octavo, 10 1/4" by 6 3/4", 624 pages. Essay: same size, 44 pages. Photo-collages, same size, 86 accordion-fold pages. The type is Caslon Old Style, the face used for the first printings of Sterne's original nine volumes (1760-1767), in Monotype composition by Mackenzie-Harris, with larger sizes handset. The paper is a special making of all-cotton Curtis Ruysdael. Tipped-in marbled paper was specially made. The binding of the main volume is machine-sewn, with a dark green calf spine and corners, mabled paper sides, and gold spine titling. The essay volume is identical in production except it is bond in green paper over boards, with gold titling on the front. The accordion-fold volume of photo-collages and excerpts was printed by offset lithography on Curtis Bridgewater Cover paper and has green paper-covered boards with gold titling on the front cover, and a piece of folded green paper covering the fore-edge. All three volumes are in a single slipcase, covered in green paper with spine titling in gold.
An extra suite of five large-scale lithographic prints was printed in black and eight colors of inks. The paper is T.H. Saunders Waterford Hot Press paper, ranging in size within 22 by 30 inches. The suite is housed in a portfolio with a green cloth spine and green paper sides with a titling label on the front.
Edition of 50 numbered sets, plus 15 hors de commerce, signed by the artist. With 39 photo-collage illustrations and an extra suite of five lithographs by John Baldessari, in three volumes, with prospectus.
Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was an obscure country parson when he self-published the first two volumes of this novel in 1760. When he died eight years later, he was rich and famous, and his book, unlike any other work of English fiction, had garnered extravagent praise and abundant censure. He acknowledged inspiration in the writings of Rabelais, Cervantes, and Montaigne, but "Tristram Shandy" was and remains an original, provocative, and hilariously funny book.
The text was highly unusual in its typographic presentation, and Arion Press went out of its way to be faithful to the details of the setting, which include asterisks for naughty words, a marbled page, and a black page.
Please note that while this set is new, the leather back of the main volume does show a few very light, stray marks.
___POSTAGE: Please note that this set is extremely large and heavy, and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
An extra suite of five large-scale lithographic prints was printed in black and eight colors of inks. The paper is T.H. Saunders Waterford Hot Press paper, ranging in size within 22 by 30 inches. The suite is housed in a portfolio with a green cloth spine and green paper sides with a titling label on the front.
Edition of 50 numbered sets, plus 15 hors de commerce, signed by the artist. With 39 photo-collage illustrations and an extra suite of five lithographs by John Baldessari, in three volumes, with prospectus.
Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was an obscure country parson when he self-published the first two volumes of this novel in 1760. When he died eight years later, he was rich and famous, and his book, unlike any other work of English fiction, had garnered extravagent praise and abundant censure. He acknowledged inspiration in the writings of Rabelais, Cervantes, and Montaigne, but "Tristram Shandy" was and remains an original, provocative, and hilariously funny book.
The text was highly unusual in its typographic presentation, and Arion Press went out of its way to be faithful to the details of the setting, which include asterisks for naughty words, a marbled page, and a black page.
Please note that while this set is new, the leather back of the main volume does show a few very light, stray marks.
___POSTAGE: Please note that this set is extremely large and heavy, and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Details
Title
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman [with extra suite]
Author
Sterne, Laurence; New, Melvyn and New, Joan (Editors); New, Melvyn (Essay); Baldessari, John (Artist)
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
New
Publisher
The Arion Press: San Francisco
Date
1988
Edition
Limited Edition