MANSFIELD PARK
by Austen, Jane
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First published in 1814 in three volumes, this is the first edition to appear in the United States, published in two volumes by Carey & Lea in an edition of only 750 copies. Two 12mo volumes, 7.75'' x 4.5'' each. Original boards, expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. Publisher's catalogue bound at front of volume I. 4, 200; 204 pages. In custom clamshell box. Partially effaced ink owner inscription on front pastedowns, one dated 1833. Wear and rubbing to original boards, original spine labels toned and partially perished; moderate foxing to text.
Synopsis
Mansfield Park is a novel by Jane Austen, written at Chawton Cottage between 1812 and 1814. It was published in July 1814 by Thomas Egerton, who published Jane Austen's two earlier novels, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. When the novel reached a second edition, its publication was taken over by John Murray, who also published its successor, Emma.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51498
- Title
- MANSFIELD PARK
- Author
- Austen, Jane
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Carey & Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1832
- Keywords
- 19th century,English & British,Woman Author,Romance,Humor,Victorian,Books to Film
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.