JANE AUSTEN - The Banker's Sister.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NMINT/NMINT. Only the minimal bumping with reciprocal creases at head of spine/backstrip detracting from MINT/MINT. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,sepia montage'd images and colour design illustrated dw/dj with blue+brown lettering to front and spine,rear panel with brown-lettered prose extract; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - minimally bumped at head of spine with reciprocal creases. Top+fore-edges bright,clean and unblemished; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-361pp [paginated] includes an introduction,a Prologue,9 chapters+Epilogue,some contemporary b/w ilustration reproductions throughout the text and the book, acknowledgements,abbreviations and selected bibliography,notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/table. When it was announced that Jane Austen would appear on the new GBP10 note in 2017,few were aware that a GBP10 Austen banknote already existed - issued by her favourite brother.Handsome,clever and enterprising,Henry Austen founded a bank business and charmed his way into the top rank of aristocratic society before going spectacularly bust in the financial crash of 1816.He left an enduring legacy,however,for it was Henry who supported Jane's dream of becoming a published author.
Literary critic and cultural historian E. J. Clery presents a radically new vision of the much-loved novelist, revealing how her works were shaped by an acute awareness of the economic scandals,crises and speculations that marked the Regency era. 'Jane Austen: The Banker's Sister' provides a fascinating reappraisal of the political connections and economic interests of the Austen family,and an engaging exploration of the bond between brother and sister.It will change the way Jane Austen's life and novels are understood.
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