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Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Carey, Lea & Blanchard, Phiiladelphia, 1838. Early Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. JANE AUSTEN. The Novels, Volume 1, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1838. Octavo, second American edition, pp. vi, 387, marbled boards half-bound in contemporary black morocco with gilt lettering to spine, ownership signature on title page. Includes Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion and Mansfield Park, thus lacking Emma, Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility. Printed on double columns. Condition of this book: Both hinges split, repaired with binder's tape -- front board would be loose without tape. Covers generally worn but completely serviceable. Small stain at fore edge, preliminaries marked but inside is clean, free of foxing. Title page has minor stains and does not open perfectly. Size: Octavo (standard book size). One volume of the 2-volume set. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54386. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54386
- Title
- Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, Mansfield Park
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Carey, Lea & Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Phiiladelphia
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Literature & Literary; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Jane Austen Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, Mansfield Park
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About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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