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Edinburgh: John Grant,, 1905. The Winchester Edition, considered the most attractive unillustrated edition of Austen's works produced around the turn of the century. First published by Grant Richards in 1898, it received great praise in the press for placing Austen in a setting worthy of her writings. "An air of distinction hovers" among the volumes, wrote one critic in the Dundee Advertiser; "they invite the touch and reprove the hasty hand; and the large [type] and good paper are a pleasure to behold" (23 June 1898). Ten volumes, octavo (205 x 140 mm). Contemporary red half calf, spines with raised bands, compartments lettered and tooled with foliate motif in gilt, red cloth sides, grey endpapers, top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges uncut. Engraved frontispiece of the author in volume I, title pages printed in red and black. Toned spines sometime neatly refurbished, vol. I front hinge cracked, vol. I front free endpaper slightly chipped and almost loose, loss to a few headcaps and lettering of vol. III spine, bindings occasionally marked. A very good set. Gilson E91.
Synopsis
"As the novel opens, Mr Bingley, a wealthy young gentleman, rents a country estate near the Bennets called Netherfield. He arrives in town accompanied by his fashionable sisters and his good friend, Mr Darcy. While Bingley is well-received in the community, Darcy begins his acquaintance with smug condescension and proud distaste for all the 'country' people..." - [*Wikipedia*][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170184
- Title
- The Novels.
- Author
- AUSTEN, Jane
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh: John Grant,
- Date Published
- 1905
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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