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Austen, Jane
The world famous Regency novelist. Austen wrote six novels, all of them classics. In each she documents with a wry humour the daily world and preoccupations of the English Landed Gentry. A continuous circus of marriage and property which Austen relates with such wit and realism that the books have stood the test of time better than any of her contemporaries. Austen is very modern and very much approachable. The books were hesitantly received to begin with, Austen seems to have relied on a friend of her brother's who mainly published military books, Egerton to publish her first novel 'Sense and Sensibility in 1811. She published another five. The editions were modest, two thousand copies but sold reasonably well and entered second and subsequent editions during her lifetime. But it was not until the Standard Bentley editions of 1833 that her reputation began its climb into the rarified reaches it inhabits today. Of course all the novels have been filmed several times over as each generation discovers her. The original editions are rare and important and correspondingly expensive. Bibliographically the first editions are quite straight forward. Premiums are restricted mainly to half titles and original drab paper boards as issued.
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1844 The Novels of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice with Sense and SensibilityLondon: 1844An extremely scarce, beautifully produced edition of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility'. With the vanishingly scarce original chromolithographed gilt wrappers bound in to all volumes. -
1818 Northanger Abbey and PersuasionLondon: 1818An exquisitely bound, first edition set of Jane Austen's final two novels, 'Northanger Abbey' and 'Persuasion'. -
1832 PersuasionPhiladelphia: 1832A scarce, first American edition of Jane Austen's final novel. In the publisher's original binding, and with the scarce adverts. -
1894 Pride and PrejudiceLondon: 1894A lovely copy of Hugh Thomson's first striking and iconic Peacock edition of 'Pride and Prejudice'. -
1895 Pride and PrejudiceLondon: 1895The second edition of the Peacock 'Pride and Prejudice', an important and striking edition of one of the most beloved novels ever written. -
1902 The Novels of Jane AustenLondon: 1902A very scarce Hampshire edition of five novels by Jane Austen in the original publisher's uniform bindings. -
1901-1903 The Novels of Jane AustenLondon: 1901-1903A complete five volume set of the six novels of beloved Regency era author Jane Austen, with each volume uniformly bound in half calf, and illustrated by Hugh Thomson. -
1923 The Novels of Jane AustenOxford : 1923A limited edition of the novels of Jane Austen lavishly illustrated with beautiful chromo-collotype frontispieces and further charming illustrations. -
1927-30 The Works of Jane AustenLondon: 1927-30The handsome Adelphi edition of Jane Austen's works, uniformly bound in the original cloth. -
1936 The Works of Jane AustenLondon: 1936A uniformly bound seven volume edition of the the literary works works of Jane Austen, with six out of these seven volumes retaining the publisher's original dust wrapper. -
1898 2vols Sense and SensibilityLondon: 1898A beautiful Hatchards bound edition of 'Sense and Sensibility', Austen's beloved novel, complete with colour plates. -
1904 Five Volumes Jane Austen WorksLondon: 1904The works of the celebrated Jane Austen, five volumes bound in half calf. -
1948 The Works of Jane AustenLondon : 1948A beautifully bound leather edition of the works of Jane Austen. -
1897 Northanger Abbey and PersuasionLondon : 1897This is a charmingly bound and illustrated copy of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published after Austen's death. -
1923 The Works of Jane AustenLondon: 1923A uniformly bound seven volume 1920s edition of the the literary works works of Jane Austen. -
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1929 Jane Austen: A BibliographyLondon: 1929A signed association copy of Geoffrey Keynes's Limited Edition bibliography of the works of Jane Austen. -
1946 2Vol Jane Austen Mansfield Park Sense and Sensibility Illustrated ChapmanOxford: 1946A two volume set of these works from Jane Austen. -
1981 Jane Austen's Emma on Television Monica Lauritzen Gothenburg Studies FirstGothenburg: 1981A scarce first edition of this study on Jane Austen and television. -
2010 Jane Austen's Sanditon A Village by the Sea Arthur Axelrad 1st Presentation CopyIndiana: 2010Arthur Axelrad's interesting analysis of Jane Austen's unfinished 'Sanditon'. -
1963 Ian Watt Jane Austen Critical Essays inc C S Lewis & Kingsley AmisNew Jersey: 1963A charming collection of essays reviewing the work of the renowned classic author Jane Austen. -
2003 Jane Austen Caught in the Act of Greatness Arthur Axelrad Gilson 1stLondon: 2003An interesting analysis of Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' and 'Sanditon'. -
1948 4 vols The Chawton Edition Novels of Jane AustenLondon : 1948Four smart volumes of work by Jane Austen, from the Chawton edition. -
1949 Northanger AbbeyLondon: 1949An early Goldfinch Titles edition of Jane Austen's posthumous novel. -
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2002 Maggie Lane Jane Austen and Names Signed First Edition Uncommon SignedBristol: 2002An uncommon first edition of this work by Maggie Lane. -
1951 Jane Austen Volume The Third Juvenilia First Edition Catharine and EvelynOxford : 1951The first edition of this volume of Juvenilia by Jane Austen. -
1943 Talking of Jane Austen Sheila Kay-Smith G B Stern Housekeeping ClergyLondon: 1943A book for lovers of Jane Austen, it muses on the very real characters she created. -
1933 Volume the First, Now First Printed from the Manuscript in the Bodleian LibraryOxford: 1933An exceptional copy of this first edition thus by Jane Austen, printed from an original manuscript of Austen's juvenilia, held by the Bodleian library. -
1987 Jane Austen The Matrix of Matrimony T Vasudeva Reddy First Edition ScarceJaipur: 1987A scarce literary study of marriage in the novels of Jane Austen. -
1975 D D Devlin Jane Austen and Education Literary Criticism Classic LiteratureLondon: 1975A charming work critiquing Jane Austen's educational style. -
1984 Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane Austen Fay WeldonLondon: 1984A modem insight into a classic writer. -
1998 Joan Aiken The Youngest Miss Ward Jane Austen Fan Fiction Novel DustwrapperLondon: 1998A charming novel by Joan Aiken based upon Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" -
1996 Joan Aiken Emma Watson Completed Jane Austen Fan Fiction FirstLondon: 1996A charming first edition of a novel completing Jane Austen's "The Watsons". -
1975 JANE AUSTEN Laski BIOGRAPHY Illus D/JLondon: 1975An attractive copy of this critical biography of Jane Austen. -
1987 Mary Evans Jane Austen & the State Social Science Paperbacks Literary CritLondon: 1987A thought-provoking review of Jane Austen's work in regards to the state. -
1975 Barbara Hardy Reading of Jane Austen Literary Criticism Classic LiteratureLondon: 1975A work of literary criticism by Barbara Hardy.