[Austen (Jane)] Mansfield Park: A Novel, 3 vol., second edition, ink ownership inscription of Edward Knatchbull dated 1838 to front pastedown of vol. 1, lacking half-titles, with final blanks to vol. 2 and 3 as called for (the latter bearing imprint on verso), initial ff. vol 1 faintly foxed, thereafter across the three vol. occasional light foxing or spots, contemporary tree calf, covers with single-rule gilt border, spines gilt with double red morocco labels, vol. 1 with remnant of early ?paper label to spine head, vol. 3 upper joint cracked but holding, most others just beginning so and with some light wear, [Gilson A7], 12mo, for John Murray, 1816.

⁂ Austen's concerns over Mansfield Park's first edition published by Egerton, led her to transfer business to John Murray for the second. Revisions were also made, most noticeably on technical details, likely on the advice of one of her sailing brothers.

Provenance: Vol. 1 bears the ink inscription ‘Edward Knatchbull 1838’, this date seeming to place receipt of this uniform set to around his 10^th birthday.

Sold as part of lot 20, along with S. & S. and P. & P. in the sale of the 'Valuable Library of the late Rt. Hon. Lord Braboune' by Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, 26th June 1893.