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This fabulous early copy of Sense And Sensibility, being the 1st book published in 1811, this is the unique Bentley Standard Novels edition, with engraved frontispiece, some foxing around the frontispiece and title page. Bound in the publishers original cloth binding with blind tooled boarders patterned cloth, it was common for this type of volume to be rebound into a leather binding, this example with gilt decoration to the spine showing a floral design in gilt, with Bentley Standard Novels to the foot of the spine. 331 pp with Bentley's standard novels advert 4pp, interesting it goes on to break down the cost of publication Copyright pound; 53,000. The Cost of Printing, and illustrations at pound; 35,000 , Making a total outlay of pound; 88,000. A fabulous little volume in the most simplistic of forms, ideal for the Jane Austen Fan.nbsp; D1 (reprint of ) Gilson (226pp)nbsp;

Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811. It was her first published work, which she wrote under the pseudonym 'A Lady'. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love, romance, and societal expectations.