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

Accession number: 
PML 130068-71
Author: 
Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761.
Published: 
London : Printed for C. Rivington ... and J. Osborn ..., 1741-1742.
Description: 
4 v. ; 17 cm
Credit: 
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes: 

"The text of the preface shows marked revision" (Sale).
Anonymous. By Samuel Richardson.
First edition of v. 3-4: "Pamela ... In her exalted condition ... London: Printed for S. Richardson: and sold by C. Rivington ... and J. Osborn ... 1742"; printing completed in Dec., 1741 (Sale, p. 13).
Offsetting from "Preface" of v. 3 on verso of title-page of v. 4, and of v. 4 title on verso of title-page of v. 3 (see collation in Sale).

Binding: 
Speckled calf, gold-tooled.
Variant Title: 

Pamela

Provenance: 
Formerly owned by Gordon N. Ray.
Department: