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1884réf. 50331Richard Bentley 1884. 2 vols. 8vo. First Edition Sole Edition with portrait and landscape frontispieces original tissue guards present neat contemporary uniform signature on half-titles; original brown cloth bevelled boards upper boards blocked with gilt JA monogram gilt backs chocolate endpapers uncut a remarkably bright fresh copy. BRIGHT FRESH COPY OF THE FIRST AND SOLE THUS PUBLICATION OF AUSTEN'S LETTERS. The works collects 96 letters mostly from JA to her sister Cassandra which entered Brabourne's possession on the death of his mother Lady Knatchbull JA's favourite niece Fanny Knight. 'Brabourne contributes a discursive biographical and critical preface together with narrative and explanatory introductions to each section of the letters' Gilson. The second volume contains additional material including verses by JA and others. The frontispiece of first volume is a photograph of Zoffany's now disputed portrait; the second volume shows a wood-engraving by Pearson of Godmersham House home of JA's brother Edward. EXTREMELY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Gilson G1; Keynes 165. See also Chapman p.16. Richard Bentley, hardcover
1847réf. 10427Richard Bentley. London. 1847. Bentley's Standard Novels and Romances volume 25. Reprint of the 1833 edition. 8vo. 7 x 4.5 inches. Illustrated frontis engraving by Pickering. Publishers dark brown morocco grained cloth with elaborate blind stamped decorative border to the boards. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Yellow endpapers with lists of other titles published by Bentley. Neat previous owner bookplate to the top of the front paste down endpaper. Some staining to the bottom of the frontispiece not affecting the image or type otherwise a very clean and fresh copy. The cloth is clean and tidy with sharp corners and the gilt on the spine still bright and fresh. A little rubbing to the extremities but this is a superior copy. Scarce in such nice condition. Richard Bentley. London. 1847 hardcover
1895réf. 11614Macmillan and Co. London. 1895. FIRST BROCK EDITION. 8vo. 7.9 x 5.5 inches. Illustrated with 40 full page line drawings by Brock. Early state of the 4pp of publishers adverts at the rear dated November 1894. Finely bound in recent full brown morocco leather binding. Spine with five raised bands red and green labels ruled and lettered in gilt. Compartments ruled and decorated with floral designs all in gilt. Decorative floral gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt the others untrimmed as published. Original publishers burgundy cloth front board with blind tooled decoration and gilt ruled lines and lettering bound in at the rear. A little browning to the tissue guard over the frontispiece illustration which has left a feint tone on the title page otherwise a bright and clean copy throughout. A lovely copy of this beautiful book. Macmillan and Co. London. 1895 hardcover
1926réf. 1234221926. AUSTEN Jane. The Novels. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1926-32. Five volumes. Octavo modern full crimson morocco gilt raised bands marbled endpapers. $5500.Second edition of the Clarendon Austen illustrated with over 40 plates from contemporary sources and with reproduction title pages from the first editions handsomely bound.Includes Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Northanger Abbey Persuasion Mansfield Park and Emma. This text of this edition is based on the collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman; the Clarendon editions were the first to use ""contemporary illustrations"": ""An undated memorandum in the Press's files states 'The publishers are bitterly opposed to any imaginative illustrations and would cheerfully have no illustrations at all. But they would be in favour of a few objective illustrations"" Gilson E150. First issued in 1923 in a limited large-paper edition; this second and third edition set includes addenda and additional notes. Pride and Prejudice is from the 1932 third impression. Gilson E150. Fine condition. hardcover
1926réf. 1234231926. AUSTEN Jane. The Novels. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1926. Five volumes. Octavo full green morocco gilt raised bands marbled endpapers. $5500.Second edition of the Clarendon Austen illustrated with over 40 plates from contemporary sources and with reproduction title pages from the first editions handsomely bound.Includes Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Northanger Abbey Persuasion Mansfield Park and Emma. This text of this edition is based on the collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman; the Clarendon editions were the first to use ""contemporary illustrations"": ""An undated memorandum in the Press's files states 'The publishers are bitterly opposed to any imaginative illustrations and would cheerfully have no illustrations at all. But they would be in favour of a few objective illustrations"" Gilson E150. First issued in 1923 in a limited large-paper edition; this second edition set includes addenda and additional notes. Gilson E150. Interiors fine beautifully bound. hardcover
1926réf. 1234221926. AUSTEN Jane. The Novels. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1926-32. Five volumes. Octavo modern full crimson morocco gilt raised bands marbled endpapers. $5500.Second edition of the Clarendon Austen illustrated with over 40 plates from contemporary sources and with reproduction title pages from the first editions handsomely bound.Includes Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Northanger Abbey Persuasion Mansfield Park and Emma. This text of this edition is based on the collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman; the Clarendon editions were the first to use ""contemporary illustrations"": ""An undated memorandum in the Press's files states 'The publishers are bitterly opposed to any imaginative illustrations and would cheerfully have no illustrations at all. But they would be in favour of a few objective illustrations"" Gilson E150. First issued in 1923 in a limited large-paper edition; this second and third edition set includes addenda and additional notes. Pride and Prejudice is from the 1932 third impression. Gilson E150. Fine condition. hardcover books
1926réf. 1234231926. AUSTEN Jane. The Novels. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1926. Five volumes. Octavo full green morocco gilt raised bands marbled endpapers. $5500.Second edition of the Clarendon Austen illustrated with over 40 plates from contemporary sources and with reproduction title pages from the first editions handsomely bound.Includes Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Northanger Abbey Persuasion Mansfield Park and Emma. This text of this edition is based on the collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman; the Clarendon editions were the first to use ""contemporary illustrations"": ""An undated memorandum in the Press's files states 'The publishers are bitterly opposed to any imaginative illustrations and would cheerfully have no illustrations at all. But they would be in favour of a few objective illustrations"" Gilson E150. First issued in 1923 in a limited large-paper edition; this second edition set includes addenda and additional notes. Gilson E150. Interiors fine beautifully bound. hardcover books
1911réf. 1233491911. AUSTEN Jane. Novels and Letters. Edinburgh: John Grant 1911-12. Twelve volumes. Octavo contemporary three-quarter brown calf gilt raised bands top edges gilt uncut. $6200.Winchester edition of AustenÕs writings beautifully bound.""The fact that she wrote comparatively little and that that little is almost always of the highest quality has resulted in the unique distinction which her reputation now enjoys that she is the only author of her period whose works can be read and are read today with delight in their entirety"" Baugh et al. 1206. Includes Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Emma Northanger Abbey Mansfield Park and Persuasion along with Lady Susan and The Watsons and Austen's letters. Austen's novels were first published 1811-18. The Winchester edition of Austen's novels was first published in 1898. See Keynes 36. A bit of wear to the spines of Northanger Abbey and the second volume of Letters. A beautiful set. hardcover
1911réf. 1233491911. AUSTEN Jane. Novels and Letters. Edinburgh: John Grant 1911-12. Twelve volumes. Octavo contemporary three-quarter brown calf gilt raised bands top edges gilt uncut. $6200.Winchester edition of AustenÕs writings beautifully bound.""The fact that she wrote comparatively little and that that little is almost always of the highest quality has resulted in the unique distinction which her reputation now enjoys that she is the only author of her period whose works can be read and are read today with delight in their entirety"" Baugh et al. 1206. Includes Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Emma Northanger Abbey Mansfield Park and Persuasion along with Lady Susan and The Watsons and Austen's letters. Austen's novels were first published 1811-18. The Winchester edition of Austen's novels was first published in 1898. See Keynes 36. A bit of wear to the spines of Northanger Abbey and the second volume of Letters. A beautiful set. hardcover books
1857réf. 1309501857. AUSTEN Jane. Novels. New York: Derby & Jackson 1857. Four volumes. 12mo publisher's blind-stamped mauve cloth. $8500.Scarce early American edition of Austen's novels in publisher's cloth each volume with engraved vignette title page.""Generations of readers have marveled at the modernity of her workÉ She is the mother of the English 19th-century novel as Scott is the father of it"" Kunitz & Haycraft 23. ""The fact that Austen wrote comparatively little and that that little is almost always of the highest quality has resulted in the unique distinction which her reputation now enjoys that she is the only author of her period whose works can be read and are read today with delight in their entirety"" Baugh et al. 1206. ""The unconscious charm of the domestic atmosphere of the stories and the delicate subsatirical humor which pervades them have won her the admiration even to fanaticism of innumerable readers"" DNB. Although individual Austen novels had been published in the United States as early as 1816 Emma it was not until 1853 that a multi-volume edition of her works was first issued. Derby & Jackson who published this set as part of their ""Standard Female Novelists"" series incorrectly advertised it as the first American appearance of Austen's complete works; while not the first it is a very early American edition and scarce. Contains Pride and Prejudice bound with Northanger Abbey Sense and Sensibility bound with Persuasion Mansfield Park and Emma. Gilson E21 E22 E24 E26. Bookplates and inked inscriptions of Mrs. J.S. Wadsworth wife of the Civil War general.Contents generally clean with occasional minor toning or foxing one page of Northanger Abbey with ink offsetting; spines and board edges toned extremities mildly rubbed. In very good condition. Complete sets of this early American edition are scarce particularly in original cloth. hardcover
1857réf. 1309501857. AUSTEN Jane. Novels. New York: Derby & Jackson 1857. Four volumes. 12mo publisher's blind-stamped mauve cloth. $8500.Scarce early American edition of Austen's novels in publisher's cloth each volume with engraved vignette title page.""Generations of readers have marveled at the modernity of her workÉ She is the mother of the English 19th-century novel as Scott is the father of it"" Kunitz & Haycraft 23. ""The fact that Austen wrote comparatively little and that that little is almost always of the highest quality has resulted in the unique distinction which her reputation now enjoys that she is the only author of her period whose works can be read and are read today with delight in their entirety"" Baugh et al. 1206. ""The unconscious charm of the domestic atmosphere of the stories and the delicate subsatirical humor which pervades them have won her the admiration even to fanaticism of innumerable readers"" DNB. Although individual Austen novels had been published in the United States as early as 1816 Emma it was not until 1853 that a multi-volume edition of her works was first issued. Derby & Jackson who published this set as part of their ""Standard Female Novelists"" series incorrectly advertised it as the first American appearance of Austen's complete works; while not the first it is a very early American edition and scarce. Contains Pride and Prejudice bound with Northanger Abbey Sense and Sensibility bound with Persuasion Mansfield Park and Emma. Gilson E21 E22 E24 E26. Bookplates and inked inscriptions of Mrs. J.S. Wadsworth wife of the Civil War general.Contents generally clean with occasional minor toning or foxing one page of Northanger Abbey with ink offsetting; spines and board edges toned extremities mildly rubbed. In very good condition. Complete sets of this early American edition are scarce particularly in original cloth. hardcover books
