Jane Austen [The Novels of Jane Austen, Volume I]
by Austen, Jane; edited by R. W. Chapman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1953). Hardcover. No signatures. Fading to spine. Split to gutter at title page. ; This is a single volume, containing the novel "Jane Austen" from a five volume set of "The Novels of Jane Austen - The Text based on Collation of the Early Editions". This is the 1953 fifth printing of the 1933 third edition. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 186 x 120mm. Contents includes Preface; Introductory Note; Notes; Appendixes - Miss Austen's English; Reading and Writing; The Early Editions; Index of Characters; Addenda. .
Synopsis
"As the novel opens, Mr Bingley, a wealthy young gentleman, rents a country estate near the Bennets called Netherfield. He arrives in town accompanied by his fashionable sisters and his good friend, Mr Darcy. While Bingley is well-received in the community, Darcy begins his acquaintance with smug condescension and proud distaste for all the 'country' people..." - [*Wikipedia*][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23012
- Title
- Jane Austen [The Novels of Jane Austen, Volume I]
- Author
- Austen, Jane; edited by R. W. Chapman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- (1953)
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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