The first editions of Tristram Shandy (and other works by Sterne) available as digital books

The first editions of Tristram Shandy (and other works by Sterne) available as digital books

The first editions of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760-67)

Tristram Shandy. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. (1st London ed.) London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1760. ESTC Citation Number: T14790. [Google Books]
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. (1st London ed.) London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1760. ESTC #: T14790. [Google Books]
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 3. 1st ed. London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1761. ESTC #: T14705. [Google Books] (This digitized edition includes a full-color reproduction of the marbled leaf.)
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 3. 1st ed. London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1761. ESTC #: T14705. [Google Books] (Another copy of the same edition. The marbled leaf from this copy is here.)
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 4. 1st ed. London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1761. ESTC #: T14705. [Google Books]
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 5. 1st ed. London: T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1762. ESTC #: T14706. [Google Books]
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 6. 1st ed. London: T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1762. ESTC #: T14706. [Google Books]
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 7. 1st ed. London: T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1765. ESTC #: T14820. [Google Books]
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 8. 1st ed. London: T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1765. ESTC #: T14820. [Google Books]
Tristram Shandy. Vol. 9. 1st ed. London: T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1767 [PDF, 15.7MB]. ESTC #: T14824. [Gifu University]

The first editions of A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, by Mr. Yorick (1768)

A Sentimental Journey. Vol. 1. 1st ed. London: T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1768. ESTC #: T14747. [Google Books]
A Sentimental Journey. Vol. 2. 1st ed. London: T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1768. ESTC #: T14747. [Google Books]

The early editions of The Sermons of Mr. Yorick (1760, 66) and Sermons by the Late Rev. Mr. Sterne (1769)

The Sermons of Mr. Yorick. Vol. 1. 1st ed. London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1760. ESTC #: T14704. [Google Books]
The Sermons of Mr. Yorick. Vol. 2. 1st ed. London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1760. ESTC #: T14704. [Google Books]
The Sermons of Mr. Yorick. Vol. 3 (first published in 1766). A new ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1776. ESTC #: T14724. [Internet Archive]
The Sermons of Mr. Yorick. Vol. 4 (first published in 1766). New ed. London: T. Becket et al., 1770. ESTC #: N24098. [Internet Archive]
Sermons by the Late Rev. Mr. Sterne. Vol. 5. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1769. ESTC #: T14821. [Internet Archive]
Sermons by the Late Rev. Mr. Sterne. Vol. 6. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1769. ESTC #: T14821. [Internet Archive]
Sermons by the Late Rev. Mr. Sterne. Vol. 7. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1769. ESTC #: T14821. [Internet Archive]

The early editions of Sterne's letters

Letters from Yorick to Eliza (first published in 1773). Unnamed 3rd ed. London: G. Kearsly and T. Evans, 1775. ESTC #: T14727. [Google Books]
Letters of the Late Rev. Mr. Laurence Sterne. Vol. 1. 1st ed. London: T. Becket, 1775. ESTC #: T14758. [Google Books]
(This book includes "Memoirs of the Life and Family of the Late Rev. Mr. Laurence Sterne.")
Letters of the Late Rev. Mr. Laurence Sterne. Vol. 2. 1st ed. London: T. Becket, 1775. ESTC #: T14758. [Google Books]
Letters of the Late Rev. Mr. Laurence Sterne. Vol. 3 (first published in 1775). New ed. London: T. Becket, 1776. ESTC #: T14767. [Google Books]
(This book includes "A Fragment in the Manner of Rabelais.")

The first editions of The Works of Laurence Sterne, in Ten Volumes Complete (1780)

The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 1. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 2. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books] (The marbled leaf from this copy is here.)
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 3. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 4. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 5. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 6. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 7. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 8. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 9. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books]
The Works of Laurence Sterne. Vol. 10. 1st ed. London: W. Strahan et al., 1780. ESTC #: T14823. [Google Books] (This book includes "The History of a Good Warm Watch-Coat," a mutilated version of A Political Romance.)

The early editions of The Beauties of Sterne (1782)

The Beauties of Sterne. 1st ed. London: T. Davies et. al., 1782. ESTC #: N32755. [Internet Archive]
The Beauties of Sterne. 11th ed. London: G. Kearsley, 1790. ESTC #: T14796. [Google Books]

This page is a part of Masaru Uchida's website "Laurence Sterne in Cyberspace."

Compiled by Masaru Uchida (masaru@gifu-u.ac.jp), Professor, Faculty of Regional Studies, Gifu University
Last Modified: 2012-2-8