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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. Volumes 5 & 6. First Edition (Signed Volume 5)

The volume is missing both of the boards, but has a leather spine. The front and rear 2nd end-pages are comprised from sheets of marbled paper (Wide Combed Pattern). Pasted onto the top left of the front 1st fly are 2 small white labels "From the Library of Kenneth Monkman at Shandy Hall" with underneath "Property of the L S Trust, 1986". Written adjacent, in pencil is "This copy lacks prev fig 7 on K7b". There are bibliographers notes written in pencil on the title page, Volume 5 and stamped onto the reverse of this title page is the circular stamp with "The Laurence Sterne Trust Shandy Hall" and inside "The Kenneth Monkman Collection".

Accession number CCWSH:0914
Category Book
Date 1762
Dimensions height: 154 mm, width: 098 mm