
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
- Used
- good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Good
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Petworth, West Sussex
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1895. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition thus. Maroon blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Spine is faded and bumped top and bottom. Pages are rough cut and age tanned but otherwise clean. Front and rear hinges are cracked. Rough pencil sketch of a figure on prelim. Tissue guard to frontis illustration is foxed and with small loss. Introduction by Austin Dobson. Advertisements at rear. Good 1895
Synopsis
Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen. First published on 28 January 1813, it was her second published novel. Its manuscript was initially written between 1796 and 1797 in Steventon, Hampshire, where Austen lived in the rectory. Originally called First Impressions, it was never published under that title, and in following revisions it was retitled Pride and Prejudice.
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On Jan 5 2016,
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this is my #1 favorite book of all the Jane Austen books. i love the way elizabeth and darcy talk to each other.
On Jun 5 2014,
a reader
said:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is listed by many as a universal Classic and, rightfully, frequents many “Must Read” lists.
Elizabeth Bennett lives in a small country estate. Daughter to a poor country gentleman who has four other daughters, her prospects of marriage are slim. That doesn’t bother Elizabeth, however. She is beautiful, smart, opinionated, strong-willed and in no hurry to find a husband. Her mother, who frequently embarrasses her and her older sister Jane by pushing them at any eligible bachelor, has other plans for her. While at a public ball, she is introduced to mild-mannered pleasant Mr. Bingley who is taken by Jane instantly. Also in attendance is Mr. Bingley’s best friend Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy is handsome and rich but gives the impression of distaste when introduced to Elizabeth. Throughout the story, they constantly misunderstand and miss-judge each other making many nearly grievous mistakes.
If you are anything like me, you will be just as frustrated with Elizabeth as she learns Mr. Darcy’s true character and how to let go of her objections to love and simply fall.
This is truly my all-time favorite book so far. I read it at least once a year, usually around Christmastime. Given that Austen’s writing describes this time-period so intricately, I can picture myself as Elizabeth Bennett every time I read it. And, just like Elizabeth Bennett, I fall in love with Mr. Darcy every time as well.
Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 2193
- Title
- Pride and Prejudice
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾\" tall
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- age tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages,...[more]
- foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...[more]
- Cloth
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- cracked
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- gilt
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- spine
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- First Edition
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