Jane Austen: A Bibliography
by Geoffrey Keynes
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None stated . A limited edition copy of this illustrated bibliography of Jane Austen's works. Limited edition. Number 855 out of 875 copies. Private Press. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Jane Austen and three illustrations. Collated complete. This biography was written by Geoffrey Keynes and provides a comprehensive guide to the editions of Jane Austen's works. This guide is an informative essential for collectors of Jane Austen's works, with descriptions of key physical identifiers such as the binding and collation. This bibliography also includes foreign editions of her works and works regarding Austen or owned by her.In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking dust wrapper. Externally very smart with slight marks, fading to the spine and head of the boards. Light spotting and very minor offsetting to the front endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages. Spare spine label to the rear. Newspaper clippings referencing the book and price loosely inserted. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883Z41
- Title
- Jane Austen: A Bibliography
- Author
- Geoffrey Keynes
- Illustrator
- None stated
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Limited edition Illustrated Bibliography Jane Austen Illustrated Geoffrey Keynes
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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