Persuasion

Jane Austen

Published by J. M. Dent & Co; E. P. Dutton & Co, London; New York, 1909

A smart edition of Austen's last completed novel, colourfully illustrated by C. E. Brock. A smart edition of this beloved novel.'Persuasion' is Jane Austen's last completed novel, published six months after her death in 1817. This novel tells the story of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, and follows them during their second chance of love, after their broken engagement seven years earlier. Anne Elliot is Austen's most mature heroine in terms of age, making 'Persuasion' possibly Austen's most unique novel.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, colour title page, and twenty-two colour plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Spine is a little faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Page 12/13 has is torn, due to how it has been opened to the fore edge, however all text is present. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 927P48

Bibliographic Details

Title: Persuasion
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Co; E. P. Dutton & Co, London; New York
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: C. E. Brock
Condition: Near Fine
Book Type: book