Clarissa. Or, The history of a young lady: comprehending the most important concerns of private life. By Mr. Richardson, author of Pamela and Sir Charles Grandison. In eight volumes

People / Organizations

• Stanley Crowder ("printed for")
• Thomas Lowndes ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for J. and F. Rivington, R. Baldwin, S. Crowder, W. Johnston, C. Rivington, T. Lowndes, T. Davies, J. Johnson and J. Payne, T. Becket, W. Griffin, F. Newberry, T. Cadell, and J. Knox, MDCCLXVIII. [1768] The sixth edition.; ..

Publication year

1768

ESTC No.

N511266

Grub Street ID

406946

Description

8 v. ; 12°.

Note

Volumes 3-8 are anonymous

Not to be confused with the 1768[-69] sixth edition (ESTC T58973), which lacks Francis Rivington's initial in the imprint. A similar, but notably different setting of text and use of initials, head-pieces, and tail-pieces

In this edition, volume I, page v of the preface, the last complete line of text ends: 'find'; volumes II-VIII have title page vignettes composed of a pair of floral ornaments

8 volumes (volume I: viii, 328 pages; volume II: 351, [2] pages; volume III: 354 pages; volume IV: 383, [1] pages; volume V: 358 pages; volume VI: 438 pages; volume VII: 432 pages; volumen VIII: 308 pages.)