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London: For Private Circulation; Spottiswoode & Co Ltd, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None . The very scarce first edition, for private circulation, of the memoir of Jane Austen's nephew James Edward Austen Lee, written by his daughter. The first edition. Published for private circulation. Very scarce. In the publisher's original cloth. This interesting and rare work features the memoir of Jane Austen's nephew James Edward Austen Leigh who became his aunts biographer with his work 'A Memoir of Jane Austen' in 1869. This biography was written by his daughter Mary Augusta Austen Leigh, the great niece of Jane Austen, who also went on to write a biography about her great Aunt titled 'Personal aspects of Jane Austen' and a novel titled 'Hurst and Hanger'. This biography, while following the life of her father, also includes interesting information regarding Jane Austen including a letter to James from his father regarding Austen's declining health dated 1817, only a month before her… Read More

Colchester, London, and Eton: Spottiswoode & Co., Ltd. printers, 1911. For Private Circulation. Hardcover. Good/No DJ present. viii, 351, [1] pages. Appendices. Some cover wear and page foxing/discoloration. Corners bumped. Inscribed on the fep: R. Durnford from W. Austen Leigh Xmas 1911. William Austen Leigh was Jane Austen's nephew. RARE, and has direct family connection! Mary Augusta Austen-Leigh was born in 1838 in Berkshire, the daughter of James Edward Austen-Leigh. Her great aunt was Jane Austen (1775-1817) and her cousin was novelist Catherine Anne Hubback. Austen-Leigh followed the example of her famous family members by writing the single novel Hurst and Hanger (1886). She spent most of her life living in London with her brother William and sister Emma. Later in life, she wrote a memoir of her father and a biography of her great aunt, Personal Aspects of Jane Austen in 1920. She never married and died in 1922 in London. Inheriting her family views, she firmly believed in protecting Jane… Read More