pride and prejudice von jane austen, Erstausgabe (166 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. First Editions, First Printings of ALL three books. A beautiful set bound in 19th century turquoise morocco by Riviere. The books are in excellent condition with the ORIGINAL title pages with some wear to the spine creases. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. A superb set with all the First Issue points. We buy Jane Austen First Editions.

First editions of all three volumes of Jane Austen's second novel and most popular. Octavo, three volumes, bound in contemporary three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Armorial bookplates to each pastedown. Period gift inscription from the year of publication to the title page of Vol. I.: "Mary Anne King given her by her mother April 1813." An exceptional example of this landmark work in English literature, rare and desirable bound in contemporary calf. Pride and Prejudice was written between October 1796 and August 1797 when Jane Austen was not yet twenty-one. After an early rejection by the publisher Cadell, who had not even read it, Austen's novel was finally bought by Egerton in 1812 for £110. It was published in late January 1813 in a small edition of approximately 1500 copies and sold for 18 shillings in boards. Volume I of the first edition was printed by Roworth and Volumes II and III by Sidney, and their imprints appear both on the versos of the half titles and at the end of the text of each volume In a letter to her sister Cassandra on 29 January 1813, Austen writes of receiving her copy of the newly publishing novel (her "own darling child"), and while acknowledging its few errors, she expresses her feelings toward its heroine as such: "I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print, & how I shall be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least, I do not know." Gilson A3; Grolier English 69; Keynes 3; Sadleir 62b. With a contemporary ink gift inscription to volume one, "Mary Anne King given her by her mother. April 1813" to title, Campbell family bookplate to pastedowns. Lacking the half-titles. With volume one lacking text f. F9 (pp. 113-114).

Hardback. 1st Edition. Pride And Prejudice 1st Edition in Three Volumes London printed for T Egerton Three volumes 12 mo Vol 1 307 ppiv no half titles Vol II 239 pp iiv Vol III 323 pp iiv Bound in full sprinkled calf with double ruled gilt boards red leather title bands in gilt and green labels reading lsquoAUSTENrsquo with volume number lsquoLOND 1813rsquo to the bottom of the spines in gilt with gilt inlay to the inside front and rear boards Regarded by many as Austenrsquos finest work This particular example stands as one of the finest of the 1st editions that St Maryrsquos Books have seennbspThe edition size is thought to be 1500 copies As per Gilson A3 it was advertised in the Morning Chronicle No 13644 Austen sold the copyright to Egerton for pound110 though she had wanted pound 150 The novel was published late in January 1813 with the author being allowed five copies and four copies going to her brothers Charles Edward James and Frank Published during Austenrsquos lifetimenbsp. book.

First editions of all three volumes of Jane Austenâs masterpiece, her bestselling book during her lifetime which remains a landmark of English literature. 12mo, three volumes bound in full mottled calf with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, double gilt ruling and botanical gilt scrolling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, all edges speckled black. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine. A very attractive example of this significant work in English literature. Originally titled First Impressions, Pride and Prejudice was written between October 1796 and August 1797 when Jane Austen was not yet twenty-one, the same age, in fact, as her fictional heroine Elizabeth Bennet. After an early rejection by the publisher Cadell who had not even read it, Austen's novel was finally bought by Egerton in 1812 for £110. It was published in late January 1813 in a small edition of approximately 1500 copies and sold for 18 shillings in boards. âThe size of the edition is not known⦠perhaps 1500 copies⦠The first edition was sold off very rapidly and a second one was printed in the same yearâ (Keynes, 8). A novel of manners, the story follows the character development of young Elizabeth Bennet, an independent young lady who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. âElizabethâs own energy and defiance of character respond to Rousseauâs and the popular notion of the pliant, submissive female. None of her novels delighted Jane Austen more than Pride and Prejudice⦠She had given a rare example of fiction as a highly intelligent form⦠This remains her most popular and widely translated novelâ (Honan, 313-20). Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literature. For more than a century, dramatic adaptations, reprints, unofficial sequels, films, and televised versions of Pride and Prejudice have portrayed the memorable characters and themes of the novel, reaching mass audiences. The most popular film adaptations include the 1995 BBC television adaptation starring Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet and the 2005 film directed by Joe Wright and starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy. In very good condition. Title page of Vol. I supplied in facsimile and pages [1]-4 re-inserted and tipped in.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Richard Bentley, 1833. COLLECTED EDITION. Five volumes, octavo (160 x 100 mm) An attractive set, no half titles, engraved frontispiece in each volume. Bound in publishers contemporary polished tan calf, covers gilt ruled; rebacked, preserving most of the original double labels, with marbled end papers, with the spines fully gilt S&S and P&P have an ex-libris bookplate, P&P has some news cuttings attached to the final blank. Emma has a stain on the frontis and title page possibly caused by the leaving an insert. Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey also have an ex-libris. Contents are clean, no paper tear, tears or loss. The calf bindings have some marks, the end papers are whole. The Bentley editions of Austen's novels were issued both separately, and afterwards collectively with a substituted title page reading "The Novels by Miss Jane Austen. Complete in Five volumes". Gilson cites contemporary notes in the Athenaeum implying publication of the separate issue of Mansfield Park in April 1833 and the collective issue from October 1833. Copies from the collective issue are much less commonly encountered than those of the separate issues, Gilson calling them "very rare in any state". Issued by Bentley beginning in 1833, this one with the frontis and all five printed title-pages dated 1833, but with the part-title at p. [213] of the last volume, for Persuasion, dated 1851. Sadleir writes it may be of interest to note that Bentley advertised this Collected Edition in the Athenaeum of October 1833, as . as neatly bound for the library so as to range with the Scott s novels, Miss Edgeworth s novels, Byron s work , etc price 30s. - see Sadleir X1X Century p105. I have a set of Edgeworth in the same calf and the spines have the same gilt design, there is also an identical set with spine decorations, and calf boards, of Walter Scott s for sale elsewhere. The present set is therefore one of the Austen rare publishers neatly bound library sets. A very similar set owned by Charlton Heston sold at Bonhams in March 2016 and was also sold without the printed half titles and engraved titles. WorldCat states three copies.

One of only 250 examples of the work of Jane Austen. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in full calf and marbled boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set. "Generations of readers have marveled at the modernity of her work, she is the mother of the English 19th-century novel as Scott is the father of it" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 23).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen with this iconic 1894 first "Peacock Edition" of her most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, joined here by her sisters Emma (1898) and Sense and Sensibility (1899), all three in George Allen's richly illustrated gift editions, beautifully bound in their original deep green, gilt-decorated cloth. Though minimally illustrated editions had appeared before Hugh Thomson's glorious Peacock Edition alighted upon the scene, with 160 lavish, integrated illustrations by the artist who inaugurated the Cranford School of Illustration, this first printing is considered the first fully illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice. Also published by George Allen in the years following the Peacock Edition's profound success, these first printings thus of both Emma and Sense and Sensibility come beautifully designed and fully illustrated by a fellow Cranford School artist, Chris (Christiana Mary Demain) Hammond (1860-1900). United on the quarter-millennial anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest writers in the English language, these three beautifully bound and fully illustrated 19th century editions of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility are certain to inspire only the most ardent admiration and love on any bookshelf they grace. Pride and Prejudice, 1894 first printing thus: 7 3/8" X 5". xxvii, 476pp. Bound in deep green cloth over boards, with Hugh Thomson's iconic peacock, perched on its sundial pedestal, fanning its glorious feathers across upper board and spine in bright gilt, lettered in kind. Moderate wear to binding, with slight lean to spine, gentle rubbing to edge of spine, bumping to extremities, bottom corners split, small neat tears to head and tail of spine, and presumed ink stain measuring about 2 1/4" X 1 1/2" near bottom corner of rear board. All edges gilt. Deep green coated endpapers. Bookseller's ticket of F. Bedford of Bradford to front pastedown. Hint of wear to inner hinge; binding is firm and sound. Name of John Sowden pencilled to flyleaf. Gentle age-toning to pages, else clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout 160 pen-and-ink drawings by Hugh Thomson, including vignettes, headpieces, tailpieces, ornamental initials, and a tissue-guarded frontispiece of Elizabeth at her writing desk, reading Jane's letters while at Hunsford Parsonage, right before Mr. Darcy's ill-fated first proposal. Includes a preface by George Saintsbury. A single page from a presumably quite old bookseller's catalogue offering this title laid in. Emma, 1898 first printing thus: 7 3/4" X 5 3/8". xxvi, 504pp. Bound in deep green cloth over boards, with Chris Hammond's blocked floral design in gilt to upper board and spine, with typography matching its Pride and Prejudice predecessor in gilt. Unlike Pride and Prejudice, only its top edge is gilt, with its foreedge deckled. Somewhat harder wear to binding, with pronounced lean to spine, some rubbing and dimming to gilt decorations, and scattered surface wear to cloth. Front hinge tender, and occasional hint of spine at center of text block; binding remains quite firm and sound. Piano-themed photographic bookplate of Elsie Jollyman to front pastedown; Jollyman was born in 1878 to a London tobacco manufacturer, and her illustrated 1909 journal of "A Caravan Tour in the Highlands" is held in the Archives of the National Library of Scotland. Foxing to endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated in 86 charming line drawings by Chris Hammond throughout. Includes an introduction by Joseph Jacobs. Sense and Sensibility, 1899 first printing thus: 7 3/8" X 5". xxviii, 389pp. Bound in deep green cloth over boards, with Chris Hammond's floral design in gilt to upper board and spine, with matching typography in kind. Moderate wear to binding, with slight lean to spine, small splits to bumped corners, small neat tears to head and tail of spine, and light scattered rubbing. Top edge gilt. Spot of.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Set of first Bentley illustrated editions issued in 1833, uniformally rebound in fine half leather binding: 1. "Pride and Prejudice" - Richard Bentley, 1833 first illustrated edition, issued in standard editions and first one volume edition, bound with standard editions half title page, frontispiece, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, some page foxing, name inscription, some wear to edges. 2. "Sense and Sensibility" - Richard Bentley, 1833 first illustrated edition, issued in standard editions and first one volume edition, bound with standard editions half title page, frontispiece, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, some page foxing, name inscription, some wear to edges. 3 "Mansfield Park" - Richard Bentley, 1833 first illustrated edition, issued in standard editions and first one volume edition, bound with standard editions half title page, frontispiece, engraved vignette title page, regular title page, some page foxing, name inscription, some wear to edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST 'PEACOCK EDITION'. Cloth-bound; hardcover; octavo (18.5 x 12 x 3.5 cm); pp. xxvii, 476. English text, the Preface provided by George Saintsbury. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth; elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt to front cover and spine with the famous image of a fully blossomed peacock perched on a sundial; all page edges gilt; coated endpapers; half-title; 160 line drawings by Hugh Thomson including frontispiece with tissue-guard; decorated title-page; facsimile printed inscription: " To J. Comyns Carr, In acknowledgment of all I owe to his friendship and advice, these illustrations are gratefully inscribed. Hugh Thomson." Printed at the Chiswick Press:- Charles Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding tight and secure. Trivial bumping to spine ends, the points and edges remaining sharp. Rear cover with a couple of very faint marks. Interior fresh, clean, and without previous ownership markings. A stunning copy and scarce thus. Notes: This is the renowned "Peacock Edition" of Austen's classic, which is generally considered to be the finest illustrated interpretation of Jane Austen's popular novel and is presented in one of the most lavish and aesthetically pleasing pictorial gilt bindings of the period. A beautiful copy, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, who was one of the most notable book illustrators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his illustrations for Jane Austen's novels remain widely regarded as classics in the field. Known for his attention to detail, Hugh Thomson would often spend a great deal of time in museums researching the lifestyles and dress of the characters he was depicting, Thomson started working on his drawings for "Pride and Prejudice" in 1893. They proved an immense success, selling over 10,000 copies in the few years after they were released. He would go on to illustrate many of Austen's other novels.

Full Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. Hugh Thomas (illustrator). 1st Edition. Newly rebound in hunter green morocco with tooled gilt peacock to front. Elaborate gilt themed peacocks to compartments on spine; raised bands with gilt; red leather title and author/illustrator labels and gilt 1894 date to heel. Inside gilt dentelles. Gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. First Allen edition. Inscribed, signed and dated Nov 1894 by illustrator Hugh Thomas to free endpaper. Line drawings and devices throughout. Text block clean with slight toning to extremities. Slight foxing to front endpapers and half title. Book plate and inscription to front endpaper. Housed in a green cloth slipcase with gilt peacock tooled to front. Signed by Illustrator(s).

The Peacock edition of Jane Austen's most popular novel. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial cloth elaborately decorated in gilt with the iconic, highly detailed peacock design, illustrated by Hugh Thomson. With a preface by George Saintsbury. In near fine condition with light rubbing. A beautiful example of this landmark work in English literature. Pride and Prejudice was written between October 1796 and August 1797 when Jane Austen was not yet twenty-one. After an early rejection by the publisher Cadell, who had not even read it, Austen's novel was finally bought by Egerton in 1812 for £110. It was published in late January 1813 in a small edition of approximately 1500 copies and sold for 18 shillings in boards. Volume I of the first edition was printed by Roworth and Volumes II and III by Sidney, and their imprints appear both on the versos of the half titles and at the end of the text of each volume In a letter to her sister Cassandra on 29 January 1813, Austen writes of receiving her copy of the newly publishing novel (her "own darling child"), and while acknowledging its few errors, she expresses her feelings toward its heroine as such: "I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print, & how I shall be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least, I do not know." Gilson A3; Grolier English 69; Keynes 3; Sadleir 62b.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Jane Austen (1894) 'Pride and Prejudice', UK Peacock first edition, published by George Allen. Illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson. Beautifully rebound in fine full green morocco(leather), with all all three edges gilded, silk bookmark and gild stamp which replicates the famous original design. Housed in a buckram solander box lined with black velvet which cushions and protects the book. An absolutely gorgeous production. Condition: free from any stamps, previous owner names or bookplates. Internally clean with a few foxing spots to the prelims. Retains the original tissue guard. Presents in fine condition. Jane Austen needs no introduction. Her novels have become world literature and are studied for English degrees. Pride and Prejudice is one of her most beloved novels. Originally published anonymously in 1813 the novel was well received from the start. However, the Peacock edition played a major part in making the novel a bestseller. First and Fine.

[Classic English Literature] FIRST EDITIONS THUS, each being the first edition illustrated by either Brock or Thomson. Complete in five volumes. Octavo (20 x 14 x 18cm). With an introduction by Austin Dobson to each volume, profusely illustrated throughout by Charles Brock for Pride and Prejudice and Hugh Thomson for the all the other titles. Recently bound in navy half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to burgundy labels, further gilt tooling to spines, and matching cloth over boards. All edges untrimmed. Nice clean copies, gently toned throughout. Presented in attractive new leather bindings. Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.

London George Allen 1894. First thus of the 'Peacock Edition' - 12 x 18.5 cm. 476pp, with tissue-guarded frontispiece and 160 line drawn illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Some wear to the spine ends and corners and to the edges - neat name and contemporary date to the rear of the endpaper. Small stain to the top edge. Gilt is exceptionally vibrant to the front panel - less so to the spine - complete in the original rich blue/green cloth. Gilt to the page edges is exceptionally bright and complete. This exquisite 'Peacock' edition of Jane Austen's beloved novel is widely hailed as the most splendidly illustrated interpretation of her work. Encased in a luxurious pictorial gilt binding from its period, this edition stands as a testament to aesthetic finesse. The illustrations, meticulously crafted by Hugh Thomson, a renowned book illustrator from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, are considered timeless classics in the realm of Austen literature. Thomson's dedication to precision is evident in his extensive research, often spending hours in museums to capture the accurate lifestyles and attire of the characters he depicted. His artistic journey for "Pride and Prejudice" commenced in 1893 and met with tremendous success, selling over 10,000 copies within just a few years of its release. This achievement marked the beginning of Thomson's illustrious career as he went on to illustrate several more of Austen's cherished novels.

The works of Jane Austen containing each of her major novels, wonderfully illustrated with color plates. Octavo, 10 volumes bound in half morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated with color plates. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, Lady Susan, and The Watstons. In fine condition. An exceptional set. "Generations of readers have marveled at the modernity of her work, she is the mother of the English 19th-century novel as Scott is the father of it" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 23).

The Winchester edition of the works of Jane Austen containing each of her major novels. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in three quarters calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, Lady Susan, and The Watstons. In fine condition. An exceptional set. "Generations of readers have marveled at the modernity of her work, she is the mother of the English 19th-century novel as Scott is the father of it" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 23).

Zustand: Near Fine. First thus. A stylish set of Jane Austen's novels bound in contemporary half tan calf over marbled boards with gilt floral spines. Six volumes in five, octavo (Northanger Abbey and Persuasion in one volume, as issued). Complete, with many full-page illustrations throughout; Charles E. Brock illustrated Pride and Prejudice and Hugh Thomson illustrated the others. Minor sunning to spines and some light shelfwear. Top edge gilt. Clean and fresh throughout aside from a bit of foxing to edges of closed text block and to blanks. A bright, Near Fine set. This attractive nineteenth-century set compiles Austen's six novels: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818). Nineteenth-century sets of Austen are fairly uncommon in such attractive condition and particularly in stylish contemporary bindings. This set is also charmingly illustrated by Hugh Thomson, who, notably, illustrated the "Peacock" edition of Pride and Prejudice (George Allen, 1894); and by Charles E. Brock, a prolific Punch contributor who later illustrated a Dent edition of Emma. Near Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. C. E. Brock (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo. 6 volumes. 1907-1909. First printing in this English Idylls Series, with color illustrations by C. E. Brock. With 3 of 6 original dust jackets, jackets not in one piece and the spines are missing, but still nice to have and they are quite clean. In the decorative gilt stamped cloth, tiniest bit of rubbing and occasional bump, but internally about fine, save for a couple of clippings glued in at the end of one volume, hinges strong, bright and clean throughout and in all, an excellent set. More images available on request.

First edition thus: issued in The Series of English Idylls. Six volumes. Octavo. Each volume contains twenty-four colour illustrations by C.E. Brock. Late 20th century bindings by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf, presumably for Asprey, of full pale turquoise morocco with raised bands, gilt decoration to bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt.Spines a bit faded. A fine set.

HARDCOVER RED. Zustand: VG. HUGH THOMSON (illustrator). 1ST ED. Beautiful hand made clam shell box Cover cloth is paper-backed Burgundy "Wooqu Bookcloth for Bookbinding. Tray cloth is paper-backed "Asahi Japanese bookcloth." Label is "Elephant Hide Paper". Bright gold gilt on spine, leather spine and corners, marbled covers and end papers, slightly age toned pages, one bookplate on inner front board and one bookplate on front end paper, else, clean and unmarked. The George Allen published 1894 thru 1906 editions are the most desirable copies of Pride and Prejudice published other than the original 1813 three volume first edition by Egerton which brings 5 figures in today's market. A relative unknown illustrator Hugh Thompson was an Irish Illustrator born at Coleraine near Derry. he took the task of creating 160 line drawings to produce the first and still finest illustrated edition. The success of George Allens " PEACOCK EDITION " launched Thompson's career as as a first class and prominent illustrator who is best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. In total, Thomson illustrated sixty-five books and contributed a large number of illustrations to magazines and other periodicals. When working on a new illustration, Thomson would research his subject in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He would often take detailed notes on costumes, furniture, old prints, and architectural records. His attention to detail can been seen in his sketchbooks, which include pages devoted to the changing styles of ladies and gentleman attire. Jane Austen born 16 December 1775 died 18 July 1817 was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's novels remained in obscurity until this 1894 first illustrated edition was published. 61 different publishers reprinted her titles up to 2010 before the explosion of electronic reprint companies. DATE PUBLISHED: 1894 EDITION: 1ST ED 476.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good +. Limited Edition. Large octavo, 5 volumes, complete as published (two volumes of Austen's letters were issued nearly a decade later, and are sometimes offered together with this set). One of 1,000 limited sets, 950 of which were offered for sale. An exceptionally beautiful example of this notoriously fragile set, bound in the publisher's marbled boards with blue-ish cloth spines and printed spine labels; evocative of a Regency-period publisher's binding. Spines gently and evenly sunned, but a fine set, with handsome 20th century bookplates to each front paste-down. In the rare original dust jackets, somewhat darkened on the spines, and some with small stains and edge chips, but still at least very good. Aside form the many sets which were quickly bound up in leather, one surmises that surviving sets in the publisher's binding often had their jackets thrown away, as the bindings are more attractive. Each volume contains a bound-in replacement spine label at the rear, as issed. A superior, un-fooled-around-with example.

Early separate issue from Bentley's Standard Novels series of the final novel published during Austen's lifetime, a re-issue of the 1833 edition which was the first one-volume edition and first illustrated edition. Duodecimo, elaborately bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments, all edges marbled, illustrated with engraved frontispiece and pictorial title by Pickering and Greatbatch dated 1833. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities, spine, and rear panel, light toning and minor offsetting to the pictorial title, and antiquarian ownership signature to the front flyleaf. Reprints ofÂBentley's standard novels are scarce. "So few of these reprints survive in libraries, and even fewer in original condition." (Gilson p. 225). After many publishing delays, Austen decided to self-finance the publication of Emma, paying printer John Murray a 10% commission and retaining the remaining profits. "Emma was the fourth and last novel which Jane Austen published in her lifetime. When it was written the author was at the height of her powers, and she wrote the book rapidly and surely, encouraged by the success of her previous novels to express herself with confidence in the way peculiarly her own" (Rosenbach 29:24). "Jane Austen's fourth novel has a profundity similar to that of Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility, only more elusive since Emma's character is far more subtle than Elizabeth or Marianne's⦠Austen's self-knowledge, her love of detail⦠[helped her] to create a proud, self-willed, self-guided, vexing and outrageous Emma and her greatest novel" (Honan, Jane Austen, 356-364). The novel has been adapted into several films, televised programs, and plays including the 1996 period film of the same name starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Alan Cumming, Toni Collette, Ewan McGregor, and Jeremy Northam.

The Winchester edition of the novels of Jane Austen containing each of her major works. Octavo, 10 volumes bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Austen to the first volume, top edge gilt. Contains Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Emma. In near fine condition. "Generations of readers have marveled at the modernity of her work. She is the mother of the English 19th-century novel as Scott is the father of it" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 23).

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Set. Illustrated (illustrator). Limited. Octavo, Gilt lettered and decorated leather spines. Marbled paper covered boards. Deckled outside edges. Top edges gilt. Some minor edge scuffs and three volumes have some light chipping to spine ends. Otherwise a fabulous set of this wonderful author's complete writings, including letters. This is the Chawton Edition and is numbered 491of 1250 in a limited edition. Over 4000 pages. Very few sets were bound in leather like this set. Most were cloth with paper spine labels. Color frontispiece in each volume by Charles Edmund Brock and Henry Matthew Brock. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson with an introduction by Professor William Lyon Phelps, Ph. D. Includes Austen's novels Sense and Sensibility;Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey; and Persuasion as well as her short works and letters. Jane Austen December 16,1775 - July 18, 1817 was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. Austen's works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th century realism. Her plots, though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. Her works, though usually popular, were first published anonymously and brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews during her lifetime.

LEATHER SPINE GREEN. Zustand: FAIR. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION SECOND PRINTING 2 Volumes bound as one. Ex-Library, pages 11-18 missing. Volume 1 has 387 pages with the following Novels: Pride & Prejudice starting at pg. 9; Mansfield Park starting at pg. 139; Persuasion starting at pg. 303. Volume 2 has 376 pages with the following Novels: Sense and Sensibility starting at pg. 5; Emma starting at pg. 131; and Northanger Abbey starting at pg. 287. CONDITION-Bound in 3/4 leather; title on spine; book wear. edge wear; rubs; front/back hinge cracked resulting in separation from the spine but in place; moisture dampness stains, portions of the cloth removed exposing inner board; INTERIOR-card pocket and slip on the front paste-down paper; pages browning; foxing; moisture dampness stains front front the bottom rising to portions of the middle and side page edges; stains do not encroach text; some edge chipping. DATE PUBLISHED: 1838 EDITION: 387.

First Trade edition. Thomson, Hugh. First Trade edition. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson with the plates on Tissue and tipped in. xxvii, [1], 476, [1] pp. Printed at the Chiswick Press. 1 vols. 4to. In the late 1880's and through the 90's, a remarkable illustrator made his appearance on the London scene: Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), perhaps the pre-eminent representative of what has come to be known as 'the Wig and Powder School' of English illustration. Thomson's delicate pen drawings of English life lent themselves perfectly to the new technique of photo-engraving (he was a pioneeer of the genre) and he was soon in popular demand for illustrations of the novels of Jane Austen, Fanny burney, Mrs. Gaskell, Charles Reade, as well as for contemporaries like Austin Dobson. His influence on contemporary illustrators was felt keenly for many years, and can be seen in the work of Charles E. Brock and others of the 'school.'. Red polished calf, all edges gilt. Front hinge starting. Iconic Hugh Thompson cloth binding bound in at rear. Contemporary gift inscription to endpaper Illustrated by Hugh Thomson with the plates on Tissue and tipped in. xxvii, [1], 476, [1] pp. Printed at the Chiswick Press. 1 vols. 4to.

First UK edition, first printing of the Peacock edition with the famous Hugh Thomson illustrations. This copy is the scarce large paper edition which was issued in plain cloth. Measuring approximately 8" x 5.25", with 476 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Moderate surface wear and staining to the original cloth boards. Previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. Interior pages are clean and well preserved. "Pride and Prejudice" follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(P1-16). First UK Edition, First Printing, Large Paper Edition.

Zustand: NF. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: none. C. E. Brock (illustrator). Cloth,bright gilt stamping spine and cover, and gilt top edge. Near fine condition. No dust jackets. C. E. Brock (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo. 6 volumes. 1907-1909. First printing in this English Idylls Series, with color illustrations by C. E. Brock. Hinges somewhat weak, with a few small tears. A VERY fine complete set. London - J.M. Dent & Co. / New York - E.P. Dutton & Co.

[Classic Literature] First Oxford Edition. Large Paper, limited to 1000 sets. Complete in seven volumes. Octavo (24 x 16 x 35cm), pp.[6] xiv; 429 [3]; pp.[2] xiv; 415 [1]; pp.[2] xiv; 567 [1]; pp.[2] xiv; 521 [1]; pp.[2] xiv; 252; 310 [2]. With a coloured frontispiece to each of the first five volumes, as well as numerous black and white illustrated plates. Publisher's grey quarter cloth, with marbled paper over boards, and printed paper title labels to spines (each volume with a spare bound in at rear). Untrimmed deckle edges. First and final leaves toned, with some browning to spines, and light general shelf wear. A very good set. Complete in seven volumes, comprising five volumes of the works plus two volumes of letters, which were published considerably later than the rest of the set in 1932. Complete sets are therefore uncommon.

[Classic Literature] First Oxford Edition. Large Paper, limited to 1000 sets. Complete in seven volumes. Octavo (24 x 16 x 35cm), pp.[6] xiv; 429 [3]; pp.[2] xiv; 415 [1]; pp.[2] xiv; 567 [1]; pp.[2] xiv; 521 [1]; pp.[2] xiv; 252; 310 [2]. With a coloured frontispiece to each of the first five volumes, as well as numerous black and white illustrated plates. Publisher's grey quarter cloth, with marbled paper over boards, and printed paper title labels to spines. Untrimmed deckle edges. First and final leaves toned, with some browning to spines, and light general shelf wear. A very good set. Complete in seven volumes, comprising five volumes of the works plus two volumes of letters, which were published considerably later than the rest of the set in 1932. Complete sets are therefore uncommon.