Lot 76
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, 2 vol., third edition, Printed for T. Egerton, 1817.
Hammer Price: £7,000
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, 2 vol., third edition, half-titles, vol.1 with final blank leaf O2, foxing, later green morocco, gilt, by F. Beford, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., slight mark to lower cover vol.2, [Gilson A5], 8vo, Printed for T. Egerton, 1817.
⁂ A handsome copy, complete with half-titles and final blank leaf, of the third edition of Austen's enduring classic. According to Gilson "No details [of the publishing history] are known. JA was clearly not consulted (having sold the copyright) and no allusion to this edition has been traced in the surviving letters; it is not apparent whether A5 [ie this edition] was in fact issued before or after the author's death."
Description
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, 2 vol., third edition, half-titles, vol.1 with final blank leaf O2, foxing, later green morocco, gilt, by F. Beford, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., slight mark to lower cover vol.2, [Gilson A5], 8vo, Printed for T. Egerton, 1817.
⁂ A handsome copy, complete with half-titles and final blank leaf, of the third edition of Austen's enduring classic. According to Gilson "No details [of the publishing history] are known. JA was clearly not consulted (having sold the copyright) and no allusion to this edition has been traced in the surviving letters; it is not apparent whether A5 [ie this edition] was in fact issued before or after the author's death."
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