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Hardback. 1st Edition. This stunning complete set of the works of Jane Austen, which consists of the following volumes; Sense amp; Sensibility Three Volumes, 2nd Edition, London: Printed for T. Egerton, Whitehall. Three volumes, 12 mo. Vol. 1 306 pp. iiv 1, no half title, verso blank. London: Printed C. Roworth. Vol. II 278 pp. London: Printed C. Roworth. Vol III. 294 pp. London: Printed C. Roworth. Bound in half sprinkled calf with marble sides, full decorative gilt spines with red title bands, and green labels. Gilt inlay to front and rear boards with LOND1813 to the bottom of each volume.nbsp;After the first edition of Sense sold out by July of 1813, the text was then reportedly revised by Austen herself. This second edition was first advertised on Friday 29th October 1813 and published the same day, with a price of 18s on boards. Published during Austens lifetime. (Gilson A2)nbsp; Pride And Prejudice 1st Edition in Three Volumes, London: printed for T. Egerton. Three volumes 12 mo., Vol 1. 307 pp.iv no half titles. Vol. II 239 pp. iiv. Vol. III. 323 pp. iiv.nbsp; Bound in full sprinkled calf with double ruled gilt boards, red leather title bands in gilt, and green labels reading AUSTEN with volume number. LOND 1813 to the bottom of the spines in gilt, with gilt inlay to the inside front and rear boards. Regarded by many as Austens finest work. This particular example stands as one of the finest of the 1st editions that St Marys Books have seen.nbsp; Emma 1st Edition in Three volumes, London: printed for John Murray. Three volumes. Vol. I. features a dedication to the Prince Regent; 322 pp. with no half titles. Vol. II. 351 pp. Vol. III. 363 pp. with a list of other titles published: Lately were published by the author of Emma, 1. Sense amp; Sensibility Second Edition, 2. Pride amp; Prejudice Second Edition, 3. Mansfield Park. Bound in full sprinkled calf with double ruled gilt boards, red leather title bands in gilt, and green labels reading AUSTEN with volume number. LOND 1816 to the bottom of the spines in gilt, with gilt inlay to the inside front and rear boards.nbsp; Mansfield Park 2nd edition in three volumes,nbsp;London: printed for J. Murray. Three volumes, 12 mo. Vol 1. 360 pp. Vol II. 294 pp. Vol. III. 354 pp. Bound in half sprinkled calf with marble sides, full decorative gilt spines with red title bands, and green labels. Gilt inlay to front and rear boards with LOND1813 to the bottom of each volume. Northanger Abbey amp; Persuasion 4 Volumes 1st Edition, London: printed for John Murray, 1818. Four volumes, 12 mo. Vol 1. 300 pp. xix Biographical notice of the author amp; Postscript Vol. II. 331 pp. Vol. III 280 pp. The start of Persuasion. Vol. IV. 308 pp. Bound in half sprinkled calf with marble sides, full decorative gilt spines with red title bands, and green labels. Gilt inlay to front and rear boards with LOND1818 to the bottom of each volume.nbsp;A total number of 1750 copies were printed of the first edition in December of 1817 at a cost of pound;238.178s. The work was first advertised in The Courier No. 7861 on 17th December 1817. Initial sales were rapid, totalling 1409 copies (Gilson A9). Published after Austens death. A fabulous opportunity to purchase this seminal work of English Literature. book.

First editions of all three volumes of Jane Austen's second novel and most popular. Octavo, three volumes, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Armorial bookplates to each pastedown. Period gift inscription from the year of publication to the title page of Vol. I.: "Mary Anne King given her by her mother April 1813." An exceptional example of this landmark work in English literature, rare and desirable bound in contemporary calf. Pride and Prejudice was written between October 1796 and August 1797 when Jane Austen was not yet twenty-one. After an early rejection by the publisher Cadell, who had not even read it, Austen's novel was finally bought by Egerton in 1812 for £110. It was published in late January 1813 in a small edition of approximately 1500 copies and sold for 18 shillings in boards. Volume I of the first edition was printed by Roworth and Volumes II and III by Sidney, and their imprints appear both on the versos of the half titles and at the end of the text of each volume In a letter to her sister Cassandra on 29 January 1813, Austen writes of receiving her copy of the newly publishing novel (her "own darling child"), and while acknowledging its few errors, she expresses her feelings toward its heroine as such: "I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print, & how I shall be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least, I do not know." Gilson A3; Grolier English 69; Keynes 3; Sadleir 62b. With a contemporary ink gift inscription to volume one, "Mary Anne King given her by her mother. April 1813" to title, Campbell family bookplate to pastedowns. Lacking the half-titles. With volume one lacking text f. F9 (pp. 113-114).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Editions, First Printings of this spectacular 3 volume set. All three books are First Editions beautifully bound in 1/2 tan calf and marbled boards, spines ruled and lettered in gilt. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean with previous owner's name. A superb set. We buy Jane Austen First Editions.

hardcover. Condition: Very good. First. Three volumes, 12 mo. A very good first edition in three volumes of Austen's third published novel. Handsome leather binding, not original boards. Written between 1811 and 1813, Mansfield Park was the first of her works conceived and wholly written at Chawton. Published in May 1814 in an edition of around 1250 copies, the first edition was quickly sold out in a matter of months. The sale of the book was on a commission basis, with Austen retaining the copyright. A first edition set in original boards sold at Christie's in September, 2021, for $275,000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing published in London, 1814. This three volume set is bound in 19th century morocco by Riviere, with Half-titles in facsimile. All three books are First Editions, First Printings in excellent condition. The bindings are tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. A superb copy of this 3 (vol) set housed in a custom clamshell box. We buy Jane Austen First Editions.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Editions, First Printings. A wonderful set with matching bindings bound in 19th Century 1/2 tan calf and matching marbled boards with minor repair. All four books are in beautiful shape and have the important half titles and full title pages present in each book. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with some foxing and minor wear. There is NO writing or marks in the books. The provenance of the books are from the library of Sir William Middleton Bart with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown of each. Volumes I and II printed by C. Roworth, Volumes III and IV by T. Davison. The two novels, Austen's first sold and last written, were finally published in this tandem edition in December 1817, five months after her death, and represents her sole four-volume publication. Gilson A9; Sadleir 62e. A superb (4) volume set preserved in a custom clamshell box. We buy Jane Austen First Editions.

First edition. Four volumes. 8vo. Contemporary blue half calf, over grey boards. Complete with fly-title to "Biographical Notice of the Author" and all half-titles, bound after the title pages. A very good copy, with some wear to the spine ends and joints superficially refurbished. Some spotting to the preliminary leaves, but generally clean. First edition of Jane Austen's final published work, pairing Northanger Abbey, probably the first full-length novel she wrote, with Persuasion, her last completed novel. Her brother Henry's biographical notice, dated 13 December 1817, is the first acknowledgement of Austen's authorship of her novels to appear in one of her works. Gilson A9, Keynes 9.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First American Edition, published in Philadelphia, 1832. This two volume set is bound in original publisher's cloth spine with drab boards. The bindings of both books are tight with new labels to the spines. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. Both books are matching First Editions, First Printings. A lovely set housed in a cloth clamshell box.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this two volume set. An attractive copy bound in the original publisher's cloth spine with drab boards. The bindings for both books are tight with NO cocking or leaning with some wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely set housed in a custom clamshell slipcase. We buy Jane Austen First Editions.

Condition: Very good. First US edition of Austen's third published novel, centering on the comedic neighborhood drama caused by the amateur production of a play, with the specter of the slave trade hovering beneath the plot. Morally upright Fanny gets pulled into a neighbor's scheming via an adaptation of Elizabeth Inchbald's well-known play, LOVERS' VOWS. Among Austen's works, MANSFIELD PARK especially demonstrates how careful contrasts of characters and plot twists can bring out subtle ironies. Edward Said famously argued that this novel demonstrates a casual acceptance of slavery through dwelling on the leisure of English people made possible through wealth from the slave trade - however, many critics have disputed this interpretation, clarifying not only that Austen read famous abolitionist authors but also that the heroine clearly disapproves of the plantation-owning character. As is evident, MANSFIELD PARK has proven fertile ground for exploring wider political and moral issues that are less obvious in her other novels. First published in 1814 in three volumes, this is the first edition to appear in the United States, published in two volumes by Carey & Lea in an edition of only 750 copies. Two 12mo volumes, 7.75'' x 4.5'' each. Original boards, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. Publisher's catalogue bound at front of volume I. 4, 200; 204 pages. In custom clamshell box. Partially effaced ink owner inscription on front pastedowns, one dated 1833. Wear and rubbing to original boards, original spine labels toned and partially perished; moderate foxing to text.

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A delightful copy with great provenance of the first American edition of this Jane Austen classic. This copy is from the library of Cordelia Darrach, one of the great early 'fangirls' of the American literary public, with her signature on the title page of each volume ('Mrs. Cordelia Darrach'). A very good copy in mid-19th century brown morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt titling, and twin gilt rules at foot (light wear; text has some browning and foxing). Very lightly inscribed in pencil on front free endpaper: 'For Mrs [Nelson?] to while away yr leisure hours.' One of only 1250 copies issued of the first American edition, published just as Richard Bentley was re-issuing Austen's work in the UK. Gilson B5. No further American edition was issued until 1838. Darrach's passionate letters to authors and friends about the impact of books on her life and spirit have become part of the critical literature of the period. See Darrach's letters quoted and discussed in Williams, 'Widening the World: Susan Warner, Her Readers, and the Assumption of Authorship', (1990), and Zboray, 'Real Readers and Their Responses in Antebellum Boston ' (1997). Cordelia Elizabeth Darrach, nee Richards (1818-1870), lived mainly in Gloucester County, New Jersey, and is buried in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Married at 15 or 16, Darrach became a passionate reader at a young age: 'after finishing Maria Susanna Cummins's Mabel Vaughan in 1858, Cordelia E. Darrach expressed to Caroline A. (Briggs) Mason the painful memories invoked by this realistic novel: 'The heartlessness of fashionable society is well depicted, for I have had some experience of it in my younger days, and I never liked it, never could bear it.' And there were psychological challenges as well: '.Darrach, suffering with a painful 'neuralgia' during one particularly rainy New England spring in 1858, observed: 'I could not settle myself to any other occupation than reading.' She continued to confide to her friend that it is 'a blessing . to be fond of reading, and to have access to books, particularly such as soothe and elevate the mind.' (Zboray, page 152; 161).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Two volumes measuring approx. 18x11 cm, bound in half brown leather over marbled paper-covered boards, matching marbled endpapers. Volume I paginated: 2 blank leaves, [i]-xii, [13]-195, 2 blank leaves; lacking the leaf called for in WorldCat OCLC Number: 77784167: ""Carey, Lea & Blanchard, have just published the following works, by Miss Austen"--Page [1]-2 preceding title page, v. 1.". Volume II paginated: 2 blank leaves, 196pp., 2 blank leaves. "Griggs & Dickinson, printers."--Versos of title pages. Text blocks square and tight, pages with very occasional light age toning. Bindings worn at edges and corners, outer joints tender but holding firm. Short black mark on bottom of text block of Vol. I near the spine. Previous owner name and Oriental chop in red ink in both volumes on first blank leaf. Gilt lettering on spines is faint but legible, light chips to the heads of both spines. Like the other Carey & Lea Jane Austen titles published between 1831 and 1833, Gilson states 1250 copies were printed. This title appears to be particularly scarce in commerce.

Cloth. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce, first American edition of Jane Austen's final novel. In the publisher's original binding, and with the scarce adverts. Complete with the often missing publisher's catalogue to the rear of the first volume for Carey and Lea.These volumes are in the publisher's original binding, and held in a very bright custom slipcase.A scarce edition of Jane Austen's final novel. Persuasion was first published in England six months after Austen's death. It concerns Anne Elliot,the 27 year old protagonist whose family moves to lower their expenses. This novel is often regarded as Austen's most maturely written novel.Upon initial publication this work received moderate success, but its fame came later into the nineteenth century and continued onward to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.Gilson (B3) notes that 'relatively few copies of the 1832-1833 Philadelphia editions are known to survive'.Austen's novels mark the transition to nineteenth century realism from the novels of sensibility that dominated the late eighteenth century. Her biting irony, humour and social commentary have lead her novels to be in high standing centuries later. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. Housed in an excellent full calf slipcase, which is in a fine condition. Externally, both volumes are sound, with a loss to the backstrips, heavier to volume I which is in need of careful handling. Patches of light rubbing and a few ink marks to the boards. Rear blanks to both volumes have small portions removed by hand, possibly to omit a prior owner's inscriptions. Ink marks to the rear endpaper of volume II, and a prior owner's inscription regarding this work. Prior owner's inscription to the front endpapers, title pages and first text leaf of both volumes 'C H & J Myers'. Front free endpaper to volume I is detached but present. Front hinge to volume I is tender, and the board may detach unless carefully handled. Otherwise, both volumes are generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Editions, First Printings of both books in this two volume set. This First American edition is bound in the publisher's muslin backed boards with the ORIGINAL spine labels. The pages are clean with light foxing, minor wear to edges and printed label of "Hosford's Circulating Library" on the front pastedowns. There is NO writing or marks in the books. A lovely copy of this First Edition housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy Jane Austen First Editions.

Second American edition, one of 1250 copies printed. 214, [2, blanks]; 222, [2, blanks] pp. 2 vols. 12mo. In Original Boards. The earliest obtainable American printing of Emma (the 1816 first American edition is known in 3 copies), in choice and unsophisticated condition. Gilson B7 Original muslin backed boards, printed spine labels, untrimmed. Spine faded, label to vol. II with loss, textblocks somewhat foxed, with occasional marginal flaws. Owner signature of Sarah Wright in ink on flyleaf, in pencil on title of vol. I, and as S.G. Wright at head of first page of text in vol. II. Very good 214, [2, blanks]; 222, [2, blanks] pp. 2 vols. 12mo Second American edition, one of 1250 copies printed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen. Philadelphia, Casey & Lea, 1833. 2 vol., first American edition, without inserted publisher's advertisement f. at start of vol.1 (which Gilson says is found 'In some copies'), vol.1 first sig. detached, 'Advertisement' f. section of lower blank corners torn away, vol.2 upper corner of title and next f. repaired, both vol. occasional marginal chipping, foxed and stained, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, vol.1 upper cover detached, taking with it afore-mentioned sig., lower cover all but detached, vol.2 joints starting, both vol. spine ends chipped, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Gilson B5]. Rare in commerce, with about 1250 copies printed. Rare opportunity to own the first American edition of Austen's first novel to be completed but the last to be published posthumously.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. These are the FIRST U.S. collected editions of Austen's novels. 2 vols, from print run of 1500 copies. Issued separately by Carey & Lea (later Carey, Lea, & Blanchard). Very good with shelfwear, rubbing on covers, and fading/spotting on boards. Several ink spots on vol. 1, slight water damage and foxing between pastedown and endpapers. Light water damage at bottom of back pages of vol. 1. Previous owner's writing on pastedowns of vol. 2, some foxing and brown spots on pastedown and endpapers of vol. 2. Housed in brown clamshell case.

2 vols., large 12mo. Engraved frontispiece in each volume by Delvaux after Charles-Abraham Chasselat, with the series half-title in each volume: "Oeuvres de Mme. La Baronne Isabelle de Montolieu. Tome XV [-XVI]." Some browning to the edges of the first few leaves in each volume, but an attractive copy in antique-style rose half morocco over pink boards, spines gilt-ruled and lettered. Second edition in French, not so stated, in the same format as the first edition of 1821, and retaining the first illustrations ever to appear of any Jane Austen novel. David Gilson gives an excellent account of the translation, noting among other things that it incorporates "a moderately faithful rendering of Henry Austen s `Biographical notice. " For some reason Madame de Montolieu changed the heroine s name from Anne to Alice, which is a little jarring for any Janeite looking at the frontispiece to Vol. II, showing Captain Wentworth placing his fateful letter: "Il s approcha de la table, montra la lettre à Alice, et sortit sans dire un mot." The frontispiece to the first volume shows Captain Wentworth lifting the child Walter Musgrove off Anne/Alice - both frontispiece subjects are impressively well-chosen. These French translations are notoriously rare, though perhaps, as David Gilson writes, "less desperately rare than they appeared to be [to Sir Geoffrey Keynes] in 1929." This edition is Gilson, Jane Austen, C12; he illustrates the frontispiece to Vol. I from his own copy (he did not have Vol. II). Gilson and OCLC locate copies of both the 1821 and the present edition in a few Continental libraries, also Cambridge, Illinois, and Yale for the 1821 edition, and for this 1828 one only Gilson s own Vol. I and Geoffrey Keynes s complete copy.

LEATHER SPINE GREEN. Condition: FAIR. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION SECOND PRINTING 2 Volumes bound as one. Ex-Library, pages 11-18 missing. Volume 1 has 387 pages with the following Novels: Pride & Prejudice starting at pg. 9; Mansfield Park starting at pg. 139; Persuasion starting at pg. 303. Volume 2 has 376 pages with the following Novels: Sense and Sensibility starting at pg. 5; Emma starting at pg. 131; and Northanger Abbey starting at pg. 287. CONDITION-Bound in 3/4 leather; title on spine; book wear. edge wear; rubs; front/back hinge cracked resulting in separation from the spine but in place; moisture dampness stains, portions of the cloth removed exposing inner board; INTERIOR-card pocket and slip on the front paste-down paper; pages browning; foxing; moisture dampness stains front front the bottom rising to portions of the middle and side page edges; stains do not encroach text; some edge chipping. DATE PUBLISHED: 1838 EDITION: 387.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Set of first Bentley illustrated editions issued in 1833, uniformally rebound in fine half leather binding: 1. "Pride and Prejudice" - Richard Bentley, 1833 first illustrated edition, issued in standard editions and first one volume edition, bound with standard editions half title page, frontispiece, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, some page foxing, name inscription, some wear to edges. 2. "Sense and Sensibility" - Richard Bentley, 1833 first illustrated edition, issued in standard editions and first one volume edition, bound with standard editions half title page, frontispiece, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, some page foxing, name inscription, some wear to edges. 3 "Mansfield Park" - Richard Bentley, 1833 first illustrated edition, issued in standard editions and first one volume edition, bound with standard editions half title page, frontispiece, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, some page foxing, name inscription, some wear to edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One of the most beautiful cloth bindings ever created. This is the famed 1894 illustrated edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the so-called 'Peacock Edition', Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. This binding on this example is easily the best I have seen of the Peacock Pride and Prejudice's. A seriously stellar first edition. This is one of the most sought after Jane Austen first editions and by the binding alone, one can see why. It's very much a book dealer's book - I've heard countless colleagues in the trade say that the beauty of this book often reminds them of why they got started in rare books in the first place and one can see why when they encounter a Peacock in the book wilds! If you're debating going for this copy, just go for it! You won't be disappointed. First edition thus (first illustrated edition), first printing, octavo (8vo). A near fine to fine example. The binding is one of the very best that I have encountered and is close to fine. The gilt to the spine the front board is lovely and bright. The binding has a slight lean to binding but almost imperceptible. Internally there is no toning, foxing or spotting which is unbelievably rare for this title. Its a close to fine example with the only defect to mention being a couple of the preface pages appear to have been stuck back in with tape. With honesty, it is done rather tastefully and at first glance, I didn't even notice it so it doesn't have much bearing on the book overall. Illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson with some of the finest depictions of Austen's characters. A beautiful example and one of the best on the market easily. Published by George Allen, London, 1894.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes, first US edition, in very good original boards. Some vintage with preservation cloth over the hinges on spines. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

HARDCOVER RED. Condition: VG. HUGH THOMSON (illustrator). 1ST ED. Beautiful hand made clam shell box Cover cloth is paper-backed Burgundy "Wooqu Bookcloth for Bookbinding. Tray cloth is paper-backed "Asahi Japanese bookcloth." Label is "Elephant Hide Paper". Bright gold gilt on spine, leather spine and corners, marbled covers and end papers, slightly age toned pages, one bookplate on inner front board and one bookplate on front end paper, else, clean and unmarked. The George Allen published 1894 thru 1906 editions are the most desirable copies of Pride and Prejudice published other than the original 1813 three volume first edition by Egerton which brings 5 figures in today's market. A relative unknown illustrator Hugh Thompson was an Irish Illustrator born at Coleraine near Derry. he took the task of creating 160 line drawings to produce the first and still finest illustrated edition. The success of George Allens " PEACOCK EDITION " launched Thompson's career as as a first class and prominent illustrator who is best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. In total, Thomson illustrated sixty-five books and contributed a large number of illustrations to magazines and other periodicals. When working on a new illustration, Thomson would research his subject in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He would often take detailed notes on costumes, furniture, old prints, and architectural records. His attention to detail can been seen in his sketchbooks, which include pages devoted to the changing styles of ladies and gentleman attire. Jane Austen born 16 December 1775 died 18 July 1817 was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's novels remained in obscurity until this 1894 first illustrated edition was published. 61 different publishers reprinted her titles up to 2010 before the explosion of electronic reprint companies. DATE PUBLISHED: 1894 EDITION: 1ST ED 476.

Edited by R. Brimley Johnson. With illustrations by William Cubit Cooke and ornaments by F. C. Tilney. In ten volumes, totalling nearly 2,500 pages; frontispiece to each volume, plus another 21 plates in total (3 in Volume I and 2 in all other volumes, all plates with tissue guards), decorative title page to each volume, printed in red & dark brown; f'cap. 8vo; recent dark green morocco, the spines lettered and decorated in gilt between raised bands, boards with single gilt rule border t.e.g., others uncut; marbled endpapers and later binder's blanks; J. M. Dent and Company, London, 1892. First edition thus. Gilson E75.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Jane Austen (1894) Pride and Prejudice , UK Peacock first edition, published by George Allen. Illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson. Beautifully rebound in fine full green morocco (leather), with all all three edges gilded, silk bookmark and gild stamp which replicates the famous original design. Housed in a buckram solander box lined with black velvet which cushions and protects the book. An absolutely gorgeous production. Condition: free from any stamps, previous owner names or bookplates. Internally clean with a few foxing spots to the prelims. Retains the original tissue guard. Presents in fine condition. Jane Austen needs no introduction. Her novels have become world literature and are studied for English degrees. Pride and Prejudice is one of her most beloved novels. Originally published anonymously in 1813 the novel was well received from the start. However, the Peacock edition played a major part in making the novel a bestseller. First and Fine.

Edited by R. Brimley Johnson. With an Introduction by William Lyon Phelps. With coloured illustrations by C. E. and H. M. Brock. Complete in twelve volumes, totalling approximately 4,000 pages. All volumes with coloured frontispiece, each of the major novels also with 5 coloured plates, Volume XI [juvenilia] with 3 sepia plates, and Volume XII [letters] with 1 sepia plate and a double page facsimile letter, all the plates with lettered tissue guards, all volumes with black & white title page vignette, all title pages printed in red & black, brief bibliography and facsimile of the first edition title page of Sense and Sensibility in Volume I, appendices Volume XII; uniform brown cloth, printed paper title label on spines, the labels a trifle soiled and worn, cloth occasionally faintly marked or rubbed; t.e.g., others uncut and largely unopened; a couple of leaves carelessly opened, faint water stain to top edge of last few leaves Volume I, the lower free endpaper creased Volume V, hinge tender towards centre of final volume, occasional very slight soiling; Frank S. Holby, New York, 1906. Edition limited to 1,250 numbered copies. The Chawton edition. See Gilson E106; Skilton, p. 159 [Brock brothers]. *Includes Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Jane Austen's letters. The Brocks' illustrations for Jane Austen's novels were originally published by Dent in 1898.

First edition thus: issued in The Series of English Idylls. Six volumes. Octavo. Each volume contains twenty-four colour illustrations by C.E. Brock. Late 20th century bindings by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf, presumably for Asprey, of full pale turquoise morocco with raised bands, gilt decoration to bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt.Spines a bit faded. A fine set.

Leather. Condition: Very Good Set. Illustrated (illustrator). Limited. Octavo, Gilt lettered and decorated leather spines. Marbled paper covered boards. Deckled outside edges. Top edges gilt. Some minor edge scuffs and three volumes have some light chipping to spine ends. Otherwise a fabulous set of this wonderful author's complete writings, including letters. This is the Chawton Edition and is numbered 491of 1250 in a limited edition. Over 4000 pages. Very few sets were bound in leather like this set. Most were cloth with paper spine labels. Color frontispiece in each volume by Charles Edmund Brock and Henry Matthew Brock. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson with an introduction by Professor William Lyon Phelps, Ph. D. Includes Austen's novels Sense and Sensibility;Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey; and Persuasion as well as her short works and letters. Jane Austen December 16,1775 - July 18, 1817 was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. Austen's works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th century realism. Her plots, though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. Her works, though usually popular, were first published anonymously and brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews during her lifetime.

Hard Bound. Condition: Very Good. C. E. and H. M. Brock. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Complete in 12 Volumes. Chawton Edition, No. 629 of 1250 numbered and registered copies. Original brown cloth with spine slips. Top edges gilt, fore-edges untrimmed. Slight, normal edge wear, small edge bumps on three volumes, faint spots on spine slips of two volumes, small corner chips of spine slips of two volumes (no text affected), tissue covering an illustration in one volume mostly missing, Very Good. Color illustrations. A nice set.

HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: Good+. CHRIS HAMMOND (illustrator). First Illustrated Ed. by Hammond published, green cloth hardcover with unique gilt floral designs adorn front cover and spine. General shelf wear, worn extremities, light foxing, slighlty age toned pages, good binding, clean body and unmarked text, no PO markings or bookplates DATE PUBLISHED: 1898 EDITION: 504.