[Austen, Jane]
Sense and Sensibility
£6,930
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice". London: printed for the author, and published by T. Egerton, 1813. 3 volumes, 12mo (17.5 x 10cm), mid-late 19th century tan half calf, green morocco title labels to second compartments, volume numbers gilt to fourth compartments direct, comb-marbled sides, edges sprinkled red, with the half-titles, without the final blanks (O10, N8, O4), moderate spotting to outer leaves, occasional lighter spotting elsewhere, bindings rubbed, [Gilson A2; Keynes 2]
Footnote
Note: Second edition of Austen's first-published novel and the work she chose over Pride and Prejudice 'to launch her career as a published writer' (ODNB). The first edition appeared in 1811, attributed on the title-pages to a 'Lady'. Austen 'introduced several alterations into the text' of the second edition (Keynes).