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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1892. One of only 250 examples of the work of Jane Austen. Octavo, 12 volumes, bound in full calf and marbled boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set. "Generations of readers have marveled at the modernity of her work, she is the mother of the English 19th-century novel as Scott is the father of it" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 23).

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.