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London: Chatto & Windus, 1917 A good copy of the 2nd issue of Chatto's edition of Emma, illustrated by A Wallis Mills. Vols 7 and 8 of their 10 volume set of Austen's novels, part of the St Martin's illustrated library of standard authors. Bound in cream cloth with gilt titles and with decorative endpapers, colour frontispieces and 9 further colour plates per volume. Top page edges gilted; bottom page edges untrimmed. Bookplate of E and C Fison in each volume. The books are clean and sound but the text paper is very foxed and toned, particularly at the beginning and end of each volume and at page edges. Bindings with darkened spines and some light marking to boards. Light pulling to spine ends. Contents complete with bright plates not affected by the foxing and toning to the text paper. Vol I has a small repaired side edge tear at p259 and a small hole in the rear free endpaper. Vol II has some splitting to the bottom of the rear endpaper joint. Vol I 318 pp; Vol II 311 pp. Please enquire if you…
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Emma Vols I & II
by Jane Austen
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Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911 A good copy of the 'Winchester Edition' of Jane Austen's Emma in 2 volumes. In the original blue cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. Top page edges gilt; remainder untrimmed. The bindings are in fair to good condition, being sound and generally clean, but with very dulled spines. There is some fraying to the top and bottom of the spine on both volumes and some creasing. Light wear to corners. Vol I: half title to Winchester Edition Vol VII; title page in red and black; half title to volume; dedication to the Prince Regent; text 355pp. Contents very good - some browning to free endpapers and a lot of wrinkling to protruding page edges. Vol II: half title Winchester Edition Vol VIII; title page; half title to volume; text 358pp. Contents good to very good - some browning to free endpapers, some protruding side edges (including fep and first half title page) have small edge tears, repaired paper flaw to top margin of p55, slight damage to paper at rear endpaper joint.
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- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher John Grant
- Place of Publication Edinburgh
- Date Published 1911
- Keywords early austen; winchester edition; john grant; emma
- Size 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
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Emma Vols I & II
by Jane Austen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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