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found a publisher on the strength of her previous two novels. Despite Egerton’s confidence, he only published 1250 copies in the first edition in May 1814. These were sold out by November, and John Murray later “expressed astonishment that so small an edition of such a work should have been sent into the world.” [AUSTEN, Jane] PRIDE AND PREJUDICE A Novel. In Two Volumes. By the Author of “Sense and Sensibility” Printed for T. Egerton, 1817 [46530] Third edition. 12mo. Two volumes, bound in nineteenth centu - ry full green morocco, by Francis Bedford, with raised bands to the spine, the compartments richly tooled in gilt; triple ruled gilt
FIRST EDITION OF AUSTEN’S THIRD NOVEL AUSTEN, Jane MANSFIELD PARK: A Novel. In Three Vol - umes. By the author of “Sense and Sensibility,” and “Pride and Prejudice.” Egerton, 1814 [45901] First edition. Three volumes, duodecimo (175 x 107 mm). Tan full calf, neatly rebacked to style, raised bands and red morocco title labels lettered in gilt to second and fourth compartments, fillet borders gilt to covers. Lacking half-titles. Gothic initials I.D.E.T in gilt to the upper covers A handsome set, with only minor wear
borders to covers with floriate devices to the cor - ners and elaborately gilt tooled turn-ins. Marbled endpapers, all edges red and gilt. Half titles to both volumes. A near fine set, internally fresh and well margined with just occasional light scattered foxing. Light wear to the front joint of vol. I. An attractive, well preserved set. $27,500 The author’s second and most famous novel, which has
to extremities and a bump to the lower front corner of vol III. In - ternally clean with occasional foxing and finger marks, with one or two larger stains in vol. 2. Short marginal closed tears to G4 and K6 in vol. I and E7 of vol. II and a chip to the corner of I2 in vol. III which removed one letter of text. Excepting these minor flaws, an generally well preserved copy in a handsome binding. $49,500 The author’s third novel, written between 1811 and 1813, which quickly
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