Jane Austen

Sanditon

Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1975. Cloth. A very smart copy of this unfinished novel from Austen, reproduced in facsimile from the original manuscript. Reproduced in facsimile from the manuscript in the possession of King's College, Cambridge. Originally titled The Brothers and later titled Sanditon, this unfinished novel written between January and mid-March 1817, centres on Charlotte Heywood, the eldest of the daughters still at home in the large family of a country gentleman from Willingden, Sussex. The novel was adapted into a television series in 2019, with the writers completing the story with the use of the developed characters. Written by Jane Austen, an English novelist, known for her social commentary on British landed gentry at the end of the eighteenth century. With an introduction from Brian C. Southam, a British literary critic and former Chairman of the Jane Austen Society. In the original quarter cloth binding with brown paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 883T70

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Sanditon Austen Unfinished Charlotte Austen Willingden None

Jane Austen; R. Brimley Johnson

Sense and Sensibility

London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1898. Leather. A beautiful Hatchards bound edition of 'Sense and Sensibility', Austen's beloved novel, complete with colour plates. 'Sense and Sensibility' complete in two volumes, out of a series of Austen's 'Works' published in ten volumes.A lovely Hatchards bound copy of Austen's popular novel.Volume I illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five colour plates.Volume II illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and six colour plates.Collated, complete.'Sense and Sensibility' tells the story of three sisters, Marianne, Elinor, and Margaret, and follows them in their trials of love as they have to move out of their house into a smaller cottage after the death of their father.Jane Austen has become one of the most popular Georgian writers, her novels being loved for generations. Her ironic social commentary offers an interesting insight into Upper-Middle class Georgian life.Edited by R. Brimley Johnson.Illustrated by C. E. Brock. Bookplate of Sir Timothy Eden to the front paste downs. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards, bound by Hatchards. Externally, smart. Minor marks to the boards and spinea. Light rubbing to the spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: C. E. Brock. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 841P12

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Sense and Sensibility jane austen c. e. brock dashwood jane austen C. E. Brock

Jane Austen; R. W. Chapman

Sense and Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey and Persuasion

Oxford , At the Clarendon Press , 1923. Cloth. A limited edition of the novels of Jane Austen lavishly illustrated with beautiful chromo-collotype frontispieces and further charming illustrations. Five novels by Jane Austen, the beautiful Oxford large paper edition limited to one-thousand sets, of which nine-hundred and fifty for sale. The text based on the collation of the early editions by R. W. Chapman. Complete in five volumes in the original uniform quarter cloth over marbled boards bindings. Spare spine labels tipped in to rear as called for. Comprising popular novels Sense and Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (in one). These titles among the publications that gained Austen modest success in her lifetime, for which she received little famed as published anonymously. Georgian novelist Jane Austen was known for her interpretations, comments, and critique of the British landed gentry of the time. Her plots are known for exploring the dependence of women on marriage in the favour of social and economic security.Illustrated with beautiful chromo-collotype frontispieces and thirty-seven further full page plates some folding, as well as illustrations in text. Collated, complete. The frontispiece to Mansfield Park has an image of the same location, Harleston Park, tipped in on top, which can be pulled back to reveal a different image of the building.  Featuring uniform edition title pages as well as original title pages, with notes on the modern edition printed to verso of the original title page. Notes, indexes, and illustrations from contemporary sources. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over marbled boards, title label to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine, rubbed and lightly chipped with only minimal loss to spine title label of 'Emma,' back strip and labels lightly darkened. Neat previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper 'Rosamond Wontage' dated 1924. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to endpapers affecting leaves of plates only, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 844A44

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: jane austen novels limited editions sense and sensibility novels Various

Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility and Mansfield Park

Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1946. Cloth. A two volume set of these works from Jane Austen. Two volumes of original five. Third edition thus, based on the early collections of works by R W Chapman with notes and illustrations. With 13 plates. The text for Mansfield Park also includes the text for Lover's Vows to the rear. Lover's Vows is the controversial play performed by the characters of Mansfield Park in the first volume and it is unusual to have this printed alongside the novel. Sense and Sensibility was Austen's first novel published and a work of romantic fiction. First published in 1811 it follows the Dashwood sisters in their struggles in life after the death of their father. Mansfield Park, first published in 1814, is the third novel by Austen and is of particular literary significance due to the comments on slavery and imperialism. In cloth bindings in original dustwrappers. Externally, smart with some light wear to base of spines. Dustwrappers smart with some chipping and edgwear. Loss to head and tail of spine with some sunning and marks to wraps. Dustwrappers are clipped with prices still present. Booksellers sticker to flyleaf of Sense and Sensibility. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with scattered spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: GEN27-C-20

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Jane Austen R W Chapman Mansfield Park Lover's Vow R W Chapman None

Jane Austen; R. W. Chapman [editor]

Two Chapters of Persuasion Printed from Jane Austen&Apos;S Autograph

Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1926. Cloth. A smart copy of chapters ten and eleven of Jane Austen's persuasion, from her autograph. With tipped in facsimile of Austen's original manuscript. The original chapters ten and eleven of Persuasion, which were cancelled and substituted for two new chapters in the published version of the work. The surviving manuscript is subsequently not verbally identical with the chapter as printed. Printed from English novelist, Jane Austen's original manuscript, with notes to the rear. Edited with a preface by Robert William Chapman, a British scholar, editor, and book collector of the works of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd pencil annotation. Age toning to the endpapers. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown, with additional spine label to the rear endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 883T78

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Two Chapters Persuasion Jane Austen Chapman Persuasion None

Jane Austen

The Works of Jane Austen

London, Martin Secker, 1923 . Cloth. A uniformly bound seven volume 1920s edition of the the literary works works of Jane Austen. A complete seven volume set of the works of beloved Regency period novelist Jane Austen.Rather stained to the spines - but a great candidate for a rebind of choice. With each volume published in 1923, present here are 'Emma'; 'Mansfield Park'; 'Sense and Sensibility'; 'Persuasion'; 'Pride and Prejudice'; 'Lady Susan and The Watsons', and 'Northanger Abbey&apos.An uncommonly early complete set of Martin Secker's 'Adeplhi Edition' of Austen's works.With contemporary inscriptions, dated 1927, to front free endpapers. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with discolouration to back strips and tide marks to back strips of four volumes. Tide mark to head of fore edge of 'Mansfield Park' text block. Split in cloth to tail of front joint of 'Sense and Sensibility', and at tail of front and rear joint of 'Pride and Prejudice&apos. Inscriptions to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 850F9

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: northanger abbey pride and prejudice adelphi edition jane austen pride and prejudice None

Jane Austen

The Works of Jane Austen

London, Martin Secker, 1936. Cloth. A uniformly bound seven volume edition of the the literary works works of Jane Austen, with six out of these seven volumes retaining the publisher's original dust wrapper. A complete seven volume set of the works of beloved Regency period novelist Jane Austen.A lovely complete set of Martin Secker's 'Adeplhi Edition' of Austen's works, with six volumes - all bar 'Sense and Sensibility' - retaining the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrappers.Present here are 'Emma'; 'Mansfield Park'; 'Sense and Sensibility'; 'Persuasion'; 'Pride and Prejudice'; 'Lady Susan and The Watsons', and 'Northanger Abbey&apos.A lovely copy of Austen's complete works.With 'Emma' dated 1936 to the colophon, and the remaining volumes undated. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with six volumes in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrappers. Bumping to spine heads and tails, with minor fading to back strip heads and tails. Front hinge of 'Sense and Sensibility' and rear hinge of 'Mansfield Park' lightly strained, but firmly held. Dust wrapper back strips age toned, with losses of paper to back strip heads and tails, most concentrated to 'Mansfield Park', 'Persuasion', and 'Pride and Prejudice&apos. Significant closed tear to fold over front joint of 'Mansfield', with front flyleaf of 'Pride' detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.

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Boeknummer: 854F10

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: jane austen adelphi edition pride and prejudice northanger abbey adelphi edition None

Jane Austen

The Works of Jane Austen

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1947-1949. Cloth. A wonderful six volume edition of the works of Jane Austen, in calf bindings, and with the original glassine and slip case. First and early printings of Hamish Hamilton's 'Novel Library' series of the works of Austen. Present here are the 1947 first edition thus of 'Emma'; the 1949 first editions thus of 'Mansfield Park' and 'Pride and Prejudice'; the 1948 first editions thus of 'Northanger Abbey' and 'Sense and Sensibility', and the 1949 third impression thus of 'Persuasion&apos.In the very scarce original glassine, and held in a patterned paper covered slip case. In attractive full calf bindings.A lovely collection of the works of the beloved English author famed for her early nineteenth century Regency novels, celebrated for their commentary upon the British landed gentry. In the publisher's original calf covered boards, with glassine dust wrappers, and a patterned paper covered slip case. Externally, fine. Slip case in excellent condition, with light rubbing to perimeters of each board. Significant portions of glassine back strips of three volumes lacking, with one front and rear wrap detached from one another. Small losses of paper to tail of three dust wrappers. Significant closed tear and loss to head of 'Mansfield Park' rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good Only.

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Boeknummer: 899F18

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: jane austen novel library series pride and prejudice mansfield park novel library series None

Alfred Austin

Haunts of Ancient Peace

London, Macmillan and Co, 1902. First edition. Leather. A first edition piece of idyllic prose by the then poet laureate, illustrated with nine plates and a frontispiece. Alfred Austin became Poet Laureate in 1896 after the death of Tennyson. Other candidates had ruled themselves out either by their conduct or their own will. His poetry is little remembered now, but pieces of prose such as this are still admired for their evocation of the beauty of the English countryside. He published his prose anonymously, but the authorship is well known. In half morocco with marbled boards and gilt to the spine. Externally a sound with slight rubbing. There are three contemporary ink signatures to the front pastedown. Lightly foxed here and there throughout. Generally firmly bound. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: LTH19-C-23

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Poetry Prose Novel Countryside Prose Not Stated

Alfred Austin

Lamia&Apos;S Winter-Quarters

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. Cloth. A charming edition of Alfred Austin's 'Lamia's Winter-Quarters' copiously illustrated throughout. Written by the English poet and journalist who succeeded Alfred Tennyson as Poet Laureate in 1896, 'Lamia's Winter-Quarters' is an account of a sojourn in a Tuscan Villa above Florence, described in poetry and prose. Collated, complete with sixteen illustrated plates by the English artist and illustrator George Samuel Elgood, who was best known for his paintings of formal gardens. The copy also features head and tail pieces throughout the volume, taken from pen and ink drawings by William Scott. With publisher's advertisement to the rear of the work. In the publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt title and decorative border to front board and spine. Externally generally smart with slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine. Slight rubbing to boards and fading to spine. Rear hinge split and strained to page 160, but reasonably firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned to extremities but bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: George. S. Elgood; William Scott. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 648M5

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Illustrated Poetry Fiction Illustrated Poetry Elgood Poet Laureate George. S. Elgood; William Scott.

Alfred Austin

Lamia&Apos;S Winter-Quarters

[London], A. & C. Black, [1907]. Cloth. A charming illustrated edition of Alfred Austin's 'Lamia's Winter-Quarters' copiously illustrated throughout. Written by the English poet and journalist who succeeded Alfred Tennyson as Poet Laureate in 1896, 'Lamia's Winter-Quarters' is an account of a sojourn in a Tuscan Villa above Florence, described in poetry and prose. Collated, complete with sixteen illustrated plates by the English artist and illustrator George Samuel Elgood, who was best known for his paintings of formal gardens. The copy also features head and tail pieces throughout the volume, taken from pen and ink drawings by William Scott. The title page of this copy is detached and missing, and hence has been dated using Copac. This copy features four pages of publisher's advertisement to the rear. In a red cloth binding with gilt title and decorative border to front board and spine. Externally, generally smart. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Slight bumping to head and tail of spine, resulting in small closed split to head of spine. Small closed split to head of joints, more severe to rear joint. Sunning to spine. Sunning to upper extremity of front board, and upper extremity and fore edge of rear board. Ink inscription by prior owner to front free-endpaper. Faint offsetting to endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound, slightly strained in places. Title page detached, not present. Pages generally bright and clean. Light spots to fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Pages age toned to edges with the occasional light handling mark. Small closed tear to gutter, first page of publisher's advertisement. Fair . Ill.: George. S. Elgood; William Scott. Fair .

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Boeknummer: 614M2

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Poetry Colour Illustrated Austin Colour Elgood Scott George. S. Elgood; William Scott.

Stella Austin

Rags and Tatters a Story for Boys and Girls

London, Masters and Co. 1892. Cloth. A scarce copy of this children's story by Stella Austin. Seventh edition. With an engraved frontispiece. In a decorative cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, smart, with just some discolouration and marks to the boards. Internally, binding is tender, with some pages detached. Ink signature to front endpaper. Pages are bright and clean, with just the occasional handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN17-C-7

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Fiction Novels Children's Novels None

Various Authors

The Philobiblion Volumes I and II

New York, Geo. P. Philes and Co. 1862-1863. Leather. A scarce collection of The Philobiblion, in attractive leather binding. Containing volumes one and two, the works were published in New York and contain critical notices of rare, curious and valuable old books, with various decorative pages throughout. In half-calf binding with gilt detailing and paper-covered boards. Externally sound, there is significant wear to the boards, joints, extremities and backstrip, as well as cracking to the joints and a peeling spine label. The hinges are also tender. Internally, the pages are firmly bound but are irregularly cut, age-toned and lightly spotted throughout. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: LTH6-B-18

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: bibliophile book collecting rare books collector book collecting None

Various Authors; George Augustus Sala (ed)

Temple Bar a London Magazine Volumes III, VI, IX, X, XI, XIV, XVI, XVII and XIX

London, Office of "Temple Bar" and Richard Bentley, 1862-1867. Leather. A nine-volume set of Temple Bar, in attractive half-calf bindings with gilt detailing and marbled boards. Temple Bar was a London journal, issued monthly with a cover price of one shilling and was originally not illustrated. The journal was launched in December 1860 by John Maxwell with the bohemian author George Sala as its editor. The contents were miscellaneous, with a strong emphasis on serialised fiction. Editorship later passed to George Bentley and enjoyed a long period of prosperous stability. Contributors under the Bentley regime were Wilkie Collins, Henry Kingsley, George Gissing, R L Stevenson and Anthony Trollope. It also carried high quality women's fiction from Mrs Henry Wood and Rhoda Broughton. Sala, a noted follower of Charles Dickens and journalist at several of the author's magazines, would release the magazine shortly after the first publication of William Makepeace Thackeray's Cornhill Magazine, with which it would become something of a rival, in keeping with the rivalry between Thackeray and Dickens himself. It would run until 1906, with its high-point of circulation reaching around 13000 per month. A excellent example of serialised Victorian fiction, before the format's popularity waned with the onset of silent film in the early Twentieth Century. Contains the bookbinders' label of B. Hunt and Sons of Birmingham. In decorative half-calf bindings with gilt detailing and paper-covered boards. Externally quite smart, there is some minor wear to the boards, extremities, joints and backstrip, with some minor strain to some hinges. Internally, the pages are generally firmly bound, with some strain in areas and some partially detached pages to volume fourteen, and are generally bright and clean, although there are instances of spotting in areas and light foxing to endpages. There is also a bookplate to one volume. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: SET55-I-3

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Temple Bar London George Bentley John Maxwell London Signed binding None

Francis Bacon

The Essays of Bacon

London, Humphreys, 1907. Leather. A collection of essays by Francis Bacon, bound in a full crushed morocco Hatchards binding. 'The Royal Library Belles Lettres Series' edition.Bound in full crushed morocco by Hatchards with their signature to the front pastedown. This work features a collection of essays by the noted Philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. This volume features the fifty-eight essays that were featured in Bacon's original work titled 'Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall' which was first published in 1625. The essays cover a range of topics such as religion, Parents, nobility, friendship and education. Bound in a full crushed morocco binding. Endpapers and blanks renewed, retaining half title. Externally lovely with only slight fading to the spine. Minimal offsetting to the extremities of the endpapers. Internally firmly bound bright and generally clean pages with the odd spot. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 905Z51

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Francis Bacon Essays Leather binding Signed binding Essays None