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Third edition. The second volume states ''Third Impression'' but is in fact the third edition in line with the other volumes. Text based on collation of early editions. Octavo. Five volumes: pp xiv, 429; xiv, 415; xiv, 567; xiv, 521; xiv, 310. Illustrations from contemporary sources. Green buckram covers with gilt device on front. The pages of Mansfield Park and Emma are unopened.A fine set in near-fine dustwrappers a bit faded at the spines. Some creasing to front panel of dustwrapper of first volume. An exemplary set.

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.