The Works of Jane Austen, Including the First Editions of 'Lady Susan' and 'The Watsons'

A wonderful six volume set of the works of Jane Austen, including the very scarce second edition of Austen-Leigh's memoirs of his aunt, which features the desirable first appearance in print of both 'Lady Susan' and 'The Watsons'. An impressive six volume collection of the works of Jane Austen, including the very scarce first editions of her posthumously published works 'Lady Susan' and 'The Watsons'. These first editions both appear in the very scarce second edition of her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh's 'A Memoir of Jane Austen'. 'Lady Susan' was an early epistolary novella written and completed in the 1790s, while 'The Watsons' was an abandoned novel begun around 1803. Present here are: Emma, 1870, with half title bound following title page. Mansfield Park, 1870. Sense and Sensibility, 1870, with half title. Pride and Prejudice, 1870, with half title. Pursuasion, 1870, and Persuasion, 1870, bound in a single volume. The very scarce and highly sought-after 1871 second edition of Austen-Leigh's 'A Memoir of Jane Austen', with half title. Handsomely uniformly bound in half morocco. In half morocco bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Boards bright. Fading to back strips, as is common to deep shades of morocco. Rubbing to joints and back strip heads and tails. Front hinges of Emma, and Memoirs strained but firmly held. Hinges of Mansfield and Pride strained, with front board of Pride a touch tender, but boards otherwise firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting to first and last few leaves of each volume, and with further instances of spotting throughout. Very Good.…