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Austen Jane - Sense And Sensibility
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A Novel .In Three Volumes. By A Lady. Printed For The Author By C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar, And Published by T. Egerton, Whitehall, London, first edition, 1811. Complete including half-titles and final blank leaves. 19th century half calf, marbled boards (not original) but not long after. Faults as follows. Volume 1, F5, torn, not affecting text. B7, small fore-edge chip. G4, H3, I 12 torn, not affecting text. Volume 2. B3, D3, I 6, K2 & 3, N7, torn, not affecting text. Volume 3. I 12 inky fingerprint & N9 torn, not affecting text. An exceptionally rare, iconic and complete set of this literary classic. We are indebted to Anthony Tedeschi, Head of Rare Books & Manuscripts at The Alexander Turnbull Library for his assistance in the collating of this set.
