New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($6.95), faintly rubbed. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A work of Jane Austen criticism offering a precis of all ten of her novels as well as "the circumstances of their writing and publishing history; an alphabetical list of all the characters with a note of their function in the story and an apt quotation; and a brief 'life' of the author.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10132
Title: A Guide to Jane Austen
Author: Hardwick, Michael
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0684138247
ISBN 13: 9780684138244
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: Literary Criticism, English Literature, 19th Century Literature, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility

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