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Novels
by AUSTEN Jane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1933. AUSTEN, Jane. The Novels. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1932-33. Five volumes. Octavo, modern full green morocco gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers. $5500.Third edition of the Clarendon Austen, illustrated with over 40 plates from contemporary sources, and with reproduction title pages from the first editions, handsomely bound.Includes Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma. This text of this edition is based on the collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman; the Clarendon editions were the first to use ""contemporary illustrations"": ""An undated memorandum in the Press's files states 'The publishers are bitterly opposed to any imaginative illustrations, and would cheerfully have no illustrations at all. But they would be in favour of a few objective illustrations"" (Gilson E150). First issued in 1923 in a limited large-paper edition; this third edition set includes addenda and additional notes. Pride and Prejudice is from a 1932 later printing of the second edition. Gilson E150. Interior fine, beautifully bound.
Synopsis
"As the novel opens, Mr Bingley, a wealthy young gentleman, rents a country estate near the Bennets called Netherfield. He arrives in town accompanied by his fashionable sisters and his good friend, Mr Darcy. While Bingley is well-received in the community, Darcy begins his acquaintance with smug condescension and proud distaste for all the 'country' people..." - [*Wikipedia*][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice
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- Bookseller
- Bauman Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123427
- Title
- Novels
- Author
- AUSTEN Jane
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1933
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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