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A very good copy of the first single volume edition of Mansfield Park. Newly rebound in half calf with gilt-lined raised bands, title label, author and date to spine, and marbled boards - matching the light marbling on the page edges. New endpapers. The cat bookplate of C C Waghorn has been relaid on the front pastedown endpaper. Contents: initial blank; frontispiece by Pickering and Greatbatch with tissue guard; vignette title page; volume title page; text 424 pp (laid out as 3 books); final blank. The binding is in fine condition. The contents are clean and sound. There is some browning, as usual to the frontispiece and vignette title. The tissue-guard has been replaced. There is the occasional light mark and some staining around the top edge - most obvious at pp 117-130. There is a larger mark in the top margin of 355/6 which is mirrored on 354, and gets fainter on the following pages, finally disappearing at p360. There is a small bottom edge tear on 35 which has been professionally repaired. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.

Fanny Price is sent to live with wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park, where she navigates the complexities of society and finds love.