Jane Austen Education by Devlin (13 results)

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First US Publication. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. USED Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. no dustjacket. 1st Edition. 140pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. markings on the inside.

Brown Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. 1st ed. 140 pp., top edge brown; only flaw is slight rubbing to top spine of jacket, also a small old pencil price top front endpaper, barely visible against dark brown paper. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. Size: 14 Cms x 22 Cms.…

Condition: Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only : CONDITION : GOOD : 1975 HARDBACK, little wear, browning and chipping to jacket which has removable protctive sleeve applied.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 140pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. A virtually fine copy in slightly marked and soiled non-price-clipped dust wrapper with a single short closed tear to the rear panel.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. ISBN: 0-333-14431-7 Pages: 140 Fine in VG+ dust jacket with slight nick at spine.

First edition hardback. Near Fine, very clean and bright in Near Fine dustwrapper (small closed tear to top panel) which is housed in protective removable sleeve. An outstanding example. 5851.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. First Edition. Examines some of the moral assumptions which lie behind Jane Austen's work and which underpin her view of education.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A charming work critiquing Jane Austen's educational style. Devlin investigates the educational details of the heroines of Austen's novels and examines the author's thoughts on education. He looks in-depth into Austen's views of the pupil-teacher relationship and what it is to enjoy learning. Following this Devlin discusses the moral assumptions in Austen's work and concludes with a study of Mansfield Park. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in excellent condition. Personal bookplate to front pastedown. Pencil annotation to rear blank. Dustwrapper excellent with very light spotting to flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publication: New York, Barnes & Noble Books, 1975 Formatting: 8vo, pp. 140. Condition Report: Very Good. The original brown cloth binding remains firm and structurally sound, exhibiting minimal shelf-wear to the extremities and retaining crisp, unoxidised spine lettering. Internally, the text block is bright and tight, with the pages remaining clean and free from foxing or significant age-toning, showing only the lightest standard mellowing to the outer edges. The illustrated dust jacket is similarly well-preserved, retaining strong, unfaded colours across both panels; it does show some minor rubbing along the hinge folds and a small nick to the upper edge of the front cover, but it remains a highly presentable and intact wrapper. Catalogue Note: This is the first American edition of Devlinâs critical study, issued by the Barnes & Noble Import Division of Harper & Row concurrently with the British Macmillan release. Although it bears the American imprint, the text block was printed in Great Britain, preserving the original typesetting and the distinctive, unsigned cover illustrations of Regency figures that adorn the dust jacket. While Devlinâs study remains a recognised text within mid-twentieth-century Austen scholarship, finding copies on the open market that still retain a bright, largely unblemished original dust jacket is becoming uncommon. It presents a very solid acquisition for collectors of literary criticism and Austeniana. In Jane Austen and Education, D. D. Devlin offers a compelling analysis of how Jane Austen explored the concept of education throughout her major novels. Moving beyond the traditional scope of formal schooling, Devlin examines education as a lifelong moral and social journey for Austen's heroines, focusing heavily on the pupil-teacher dynamics that drive her narratives. By delving into the philosophical underpinnings of her character development, this study sheds light on Austen's deeply held views regarding personal growth, self-awareness, and the true meaning of learning in Regency society. N/A (illustrator). …