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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London and New York : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1896 A very good copy of the first Macmillan edition with Hugh Thomson illustrations. In the original red decorative cloth binding designed by A A Turbayne. Aeg. The binding has intricate gilt decoration to front board and spine. The front board is very bright with a small bump to the tip of the bottom corner and light rubbing to the top corner. The spine is slightly dulled and with some pulling to the ends. The back board has a few small paler marks at the side edge; a small indentation at the top edge; light rubbing to the top corner and a light bump to the bottom corner. The decorative yellow endpapers are present without inscriptiions. There is light spotting to the free endpapers and to the rear pastedown. The contents are very clean and bright. The tissue guard to the frontispiece is spotty and browned and there is some darker toning and light spotting to the frontispiece and the title page where the tissue guard lies across them. There is the occasional spot or mark - eg one spot on the half title and one spot at the top margin of p 142 which is mirrored on 143. The backing is visible between pp 80 and 81 but the book is sound. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.
Synopsis
Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen. Published in 1811, it was Austen's first published novel, which she wrote under the pseudonym "A Lady". The story revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033170
- Title
- Sense and Sensibility
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- illustrated austen; hugh thomson; jane austen; decorative bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE; Fiction;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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