Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 1856

London : Richard Bentley, 1856 A very good copy of the 1856 reprint of the Richard Bentley edition of Pride and Prejudice. In probably contemporary half leather binding with silk boards, which has been rebacked more recently to provide a new spine. The spine has gilt-lined raised bands and title and author labels. The binding is in very good condition, being clean and sound, with some light bubbling and marking to the boards and some wear to the leather corners. Contents: initial blank with signature; half title; frontispiece with tissue guard; vignette title; letterpress title dated 1856; text 340pp. In very good condition, with light toning to edges - particularly the upper edge. Some corners with light folds. Small fray to upper corner tip to p81 and light marks to endpapers. A very nice copy.