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[Sterne (Laurence)], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, six-volume set, ninth edition, London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1773-72, volume I with frontispiece engraved by Ravenet after Hogarth, contemporary calf gilt, chipped and worn, split joints, an occasional board just holding, 8vo; Trimmer (Mrs. Mary) & Williams (Samuel, illustrator), A Natural History of [...] Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Reptiles, and Insects, two volume set bound as one, Chiswick: Printed by C. and C. Whittingham. Sold by Thomas Tegg, 1825, half-titles, in-text wood engravings, contemporary green half-calf gilt over marbled boards, 16mo in 8s; etc., (11)
Provenance: 1st: Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet, FRS (1749-1838), of Wormleybury, Hertfordshire, floriculturist, art collector, and sometime MP; his armorial bookplate to each pastedown, later stamped: Arthingworth [Manor?, Northamptonshire]. 2nd: E.D. Hale; contemporary manuscript inscription to recto pastedown.
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