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Pride And Prejudice

by Jane Austen

$22,500 · Offered by Biblio

An excessively scarce third edition copy of Jane Austen's masterpiece – Pride and Prejudice: A Novel, in two volumes, by the Author of "Sense and Sensibility," &c. Two volumes, 3rd edition, London: Printed for T. Egerton, 1817. Size – 12mo A scarce third edition copy of Jane Austen's most famous work and a timeless literary landmark - Pride and Prejudice holds a special place in every avid reader's heart. This copy is without half-titles, as often found in commerce. This timeless tale was first published in 1813 in three volumes and the first two-volume edition as here was printed by the same original publisher for a final time in the same year of Jane Austen's death, 1817. Condition- Very Good, with few spottings in Vol I and scattered blemishes mainly to volume II. The book is rebacked with gilt title labels on spines, retaining contemporary half calf boards in excellent condition. Very few restorations at the bottom of a few leaves (without affecting text) are noted in Vol II.

  • Publisher: Printed for T. Egerton
  • Year: 1817
  • Edition: Third
  • Binding: hardcover

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