Books

- Octavo, 6-1/2 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Hardcovers, five volumes uniformly bound in three-quarter brown cloth & floral decorated boards, titled & decorated in gilt on the spines. The top edges are gilt. The covers are slightly rubbed and the head & tail of the spines are bumped. The top corner of the first volume's front cover is dampstained and there is some staining along both the top and inner edges of the fifth volume's front cover. The pagination is as follows: title and pages 1-340; title and pages [5]-358 & [1]; title and pages [5]-442 & [1]; title and pages [5]-456; and title and pages [5]-446 & [1]. There is some dampstaining along the front edge of the first volume's front endpaper & title page, a small chip is out from the front corner of the second volume's first page, the text block of the third volume is cracked opposite page 7 and that of the fourth volume opposite page 455. One signature is loose, but present, in the fifth volume. There is some very minor foxing to the fore edges of the volumes with a few other minor flaws. A very attractive set. A RARE SET.

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