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Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility: A Novel. T. Egerton, London, 1813.
Price: US$16338.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Three volumes complete - Volume One - [4], 306pp; Volume Two - [4], 278pp and Volume Three - [4], 294pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled paper over boards, smooth backs divided into five panels, title label to second panel, contrasting volume label to fourth, remaining panels with central flower head device in gilt. Volume one rebacked with original spine laid on, spines slightly faded, rubbed, corners bumped and worn. Light foxing and browning throughout, half-titles present though without terminal blanks. Gilson A2 Size: 12mo
Seller: Temple Rare Books, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$17500.00 + shipping
Description: Second edition of the first novel published during Austen's lifetime. Small octavo, three volumes bound in full crushed morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Title and half-title pages supplied in facsimile. Bookplate to the pastedown of Vol. I. In near fine condition. A very attractive example of this desirable rarity. Austen's first published novel, Sense and Sensibility follows the story of the three Dashwood sisters as they must move with their widowed mother from the estate on which they grew up, Norland Park. The novel, which sold out its first print run of 750 copies in the middle of 1813, marked a success for its author. It had a second print run later that year. It was the first Austen title to be republished in England after her death, and the first illustrated Austen book produced in Britain, in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series of 1833. Austen paid to have the book published and paid the publisher a commission on sales. The cost of publication was more than a third of Austen's annual household income but she made a profit of £140 on the first edition, which sold all 750 printed copies by July 1813. The novel has been in continuous publication since 1811, and has many times been illustrated, excerpted, abridged, and adapted for stage, film, and television.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Jane Austen. Sense & Sensibility - 2nd Edition Three Volumes.. T. Egerton, London, 1813.
Price: US$19605.62 + shipping
Description: London: Printed for T. Egerton, Whitehall. Three volumes, 12 mo. Vol. 1 306 pp. iiv 1, no half title, verso blank. London: Printed C. Roworth. Vol. II 278 pp. London: Printed C. Roworth. Vol III. 294 pp. London: Printed C. Roworth. Bound in half sprinkled calf with marble sides, full decorative gilt spines with red title bands, and green labels. Gilt inlay to front and rear boards with LOND1813 to the bottom of each volume. Contents Blank endpapers, no half titles, title page clean and complete; states second edition. Notes After the first edition of Sense sold out by July of 1813, the text was then reportedly revised by Austen herself. This second edition was first advertised on Friday 29th October 1813 and published the same day, with a price of 18s on boards. Published during Austens lifetime. (Gilson A2)
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom