Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - 1946

xford- The Clarendon Press, 1946 Book. VERY GOOD INDEED. Hardcover. A two volume set of these works from Jane Austen. Two volumes of original five. Third edition thus, based on the early collections of works by R W Chapman with notes and illustrations. With 13 plates. The text for Mansfield Park also includes the text for Lover's Vows to the rear. Lover's Vows is the controversial play performed by the characters of Mansfield Park in the first volume and it is unusual to have this printed alongside the novel. Sense and Sensibility was Austen's first novel published and a work of romantic fiction. First published in 1811 it follows the Dashwood sisters in their struggles in life after the death of their father. Mansfield Park, first published in 1814, is the third novel by Austen and is of particular literary significance due to the comments on slavery and imperialism. Condition: In cloth bindings in original dustwrappers. Externally, smart with some light wear to base of spines. Dustwrappers smart with some chipping and edgwear. Loss to head and tail of spine with some sunning and marks to wraps. Dustwrappers are clipped with prices still present. Booksellers sticker to flyleaf of Sense and Sensibility. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with scattered spotting throughout. Overall: VERY GOOD INDEED in VERY GOOD dustwrappers..