A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick by [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator (1756-1827)] STERNE, Laurence (1713-1768) - 1809

London: Thomas Tegg, 1809. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. 12mo (170 x 99 mm). 2 hand-colored engraved plates by Rowlandson. Later tan half calf gilt, uncut. Plate margins trimmed close, some minor browning and spotting. Provenance: Lord Dorchester (signature in red ink dated 1872 on title-page); Isaac Northrup (ownership stamp); William Foster Stearns (bookplate); purchased from Goodspeed's Book Shop, 1984. FIRST EDITION TO INCLUDE ROWLANDSON'S CARICATURES. Sterne's popular novel was first published in 1768, just three weeks before his death. He is said to have called A Sentimental Journey his "work of redemption." It helped establish travel writing as a dominant genre of the second half of the 18th Century. This edition is illustrated with two caricature prints by Rowlandson. Abbey Life 251; Rothschild 1971.