AUSTEN, Jane.
Emma: A Novel. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice."
“I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other": Rare First Edition of Jane Austen's Emma
London: Printed for John Murray, 1816.
$42,000.00
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Item Number: RRB-149280
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First edition of the final novel published during Austen's lifetime, one of only 2000 copies printed. Small octavo, three volumes finely bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards by Birdsall & Son with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, front pastedowns stamp-signed by Birdsall & Son, Northampton. Without half-titles. In very good condition with toning throughout, armorial bookplate to each pastedown. An exceptional example of one of the most highly coveted titles in English literature.
Emma: A Novel. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice."
$42,000.00
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