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The Novels of Jane Austen, Volume I: Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
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- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1960. 3rd Ed Reprint. 429 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. The Novels of Jane Austen, Volume I. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Rebound. B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Ex-library with usual stamps, inserts and markings. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corner, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Minor tanning to spine. Dewy code to spine.
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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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1696928358BIL
- Title
- The Novels of Jane Austen, Volume I: Sense and Sensibility
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1960
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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