Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice: A Novel...By the Author of "Sense and Sensibility", 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, contemporary ink signature of Walter Long to head of vol.3, light foxing and browning (foxing a little heavier to signature E of vol.2), vol.1 with slight defect to fore-edge of B8 and tear to G9 affecting text but no loss, vol.2 with short tear to inner margin of half-title and title, vol.3 with tear to L4 through part of text but no loss and very light water-staining to foot of N9-12 and endpapers, contemporary half calf over blue-green ribbed cloth, rubbed, light staining to lower cover of vol.3, spines worn and slightly defective, each volume preserved in card folder and together in modern morocco-backed suede-lined cloth drop-back box, spine ruled and titled in gilt, [Gilson A4], 12mo, T.Egerton, 1813.

⁂ Austen's most famous and best-loved novel. It was first published in January 1813 and this second edition probably in October of the same year, being advertised with the second edition of Sense and Sensibility in The Star on Friday 29th October 1813. It was entirely re-set, with some variations within the page and to spelling and punctuation.