Pamela, or, Virtue rewarded : In a series of familiar letters from a beautiful young damsel, to her parents. Now first published ... Vol. I-[IV]

Accession number: 
PML 23509-12
Author: 
Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761.
Published: 
London : Printed for C. Rivington ... and J. Osborn ..., 1741-1742.
Description: 
4 v. ; 17 cm
Notes: 

Anonymous. By Samuel Richardson.
First edition of all four volumes.
Printing of v. 1-2 completed in Nov., 1740; of v. 3-4 in Dec., 1741 (Sale).
Title and imprint changes, v. 3-4: "Pamela ... In her exalted condition ... London: Printed for S. Richardson: and sold by C. Rivington ... and J. Osborn ... 1742."
Offsetting of A8 on O1 recto, v. 1 (see collation in Sale).

Binding: 
Brown calf, gold-tooled; in a modern case.
Variant Title: 

Pamela

Provenance: 
Formerly owned by Hos. Richardson (signature); Ann Stanley (signature); William Tuckwell (bookplate); Viscount Birkenhead (bookplate).
Department: