Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice & Sense and Sensibility. The Modern Library, New York, 1949.
Price: US$78.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Modern Library edition stated on copyright page. No jacket. Grey cloth over boards with gilded lettering and frame around red label on front and spine. Small smudge to front, small smudge on half-title. Top fore edge stained red. Internallly very slightly toned, otherwise clean and clear. Near fine.
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$259.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HBDJ, Small Triangular chip to top Front DJ takes out part of PRIDE, 1949, Copyright page STATES 1ST EDITION, 300 titles mentioned on back of DJ WITH PRE ZIPCODE COUPON, Inside the dust jacket 341 titles are mentioned, which is correct for the first edition. VG+/ GOOD, TINY CHIPS & Tiny tears TO FADED SPINE DJ ENDS & extremities DJ, Bound in THICK gray cloth (spine #8) with Titles in Red box on Front cvr, the book is in Very Good or with light wear to top and bottom of spine. Solid binding, bright gilt, raspberry topstain with minor spotting. Contents and endpapers are clean with some yellowing to pages. Dust jacket is GOOD with chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and chipping at corners, Light Fox Interior pgs, 632 pgs, 5 X 7 1/4 in. Approx, with white Lettering with color picture of Lady seated in Chair Holding Flowers & Wearing Bonnet & Gentleman with Black curly Hair & White Pants standing Bowing holding her hand & his hat in other hand in Yellow Frame, Provincial Life in England at beginning of 19th Century
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.