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Lot 61
[Austen (Jane)] Sense and Sensibility, 3 vol., second edition, Printed for the Author, 1813.
Hammer Price: £3,800
Description
[Austen (Jane)] Sense and Sensibility, 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, final blanks as called for, lacking F6&7 in vol.2, spotting / light foxing or staining, lightly browned, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, lacking backstrips, broken and worn, uncut, [Gilson A2], large 12mo, Printed for the Author, 1813.
⁂ Sense and Sensibility was Austen's first published work, originally issued in 1811 with "By a Lady" on the title. By July 1813 it was sold out and the second edition was published in October of that year, with some alterations and revisions.
Provenance: Harry Verney, ?1801-1894, English soldier and Liberal politician (engraved armorial bookplates); 'W.O.P Rosedale, 1.12.52' (pencil inscription).
Description
[Austen (Jane)] Sense and Sensibility, 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, final blanks as called for, lacking F6&7 in vol.2, spotting / light foxing or staining, lightly browned, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, lacking backstrips, broken and worn, uncut, [Gilson A2], large 12mo, Printed for the Author, 1813.
⁂ Sense and Sensibility was Austen's first published work, originally issued in 1811 with "By a Lady" on the title. By July 1813 it was sold out and the second edition was published in October of that year, with some alterations and revisions.
Provenance: Harry Verney, ?1801-1894, English soldier and Liberal politician (engraved armorial bookplates); 'W.O.P Rosedale, 1.12.52' (pencil inscription).
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