First edition thus.Twenty-four coloured illustrations by C. E. Brock,. Original grey publisher's cloth ornately tooled in gilt floral decorations to the cloth; gilt titles to upper cover and spine; edges untrimmed. x, 206 pp. First edition thus. A VG+ nice, sharp copy showing slightest rubbing to edges and corners. The hinges are in excellent order and the text block and illustrations are firmly-bound. Some minor offsetting to the endpapers. The uncut edges of the pages are uniformly toned, but contents are very clean. A very attractive example and very uncommon in this condition. 6594 View More...
Two volumes bound into one. Third edition. Attractively bound in red half-morocco with maroon cloth boards; gilt titles and devices to spine. 521, 311 pp.; occasional b/w illustrations. Non-authorial ink gift dedication to a previous owner and a small label-removal shadow on front free endpaper. Else, a clean, tightly-bound copy with very light, very occasional scattered foxing. The boards are a touch bumped at the corners and the spine is a touch faded. Overall, a very decent, sound copy. View More...
Limited to 1,000 sets of which 950 are for sale. Vol. I: Sense and Sensibility. Vol. II: Pride and Prejudice. Vol. III: Mansfield Park. Vol. IV: Emma. Vol. V: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. Gilson E150 Five volumes, first limited editions thus. Uniformly bound in half green morocco with red labels and gilt titles and design to the spine. Overall a good tight set, showing some overall fading to brown on the spine and edge. Some rubbing and minor wear to edges and corners, but the hinges are still in excellent condition. All edges gilt and with no ink marks or writing internally. Heavy set ... View More...
In this stimulating book, Ivor Morris anatomises one of her best loved characters, Mr Collins. First edition hardback.Near Fine in bright dustwrapper. An excellent example. Dustwrapper housed in protective removable sleeve. View More...
The characters are taken from Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and others. 2nd impression, same year as the first. Original blue publisher's cloth, with gilt titles to faded spine. A few light marks to the cloth, but internally very clean and bright. A tight example of a scarce title. View More...