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A limited edition of the novels of Jane Austen lavishly illustrated with beautiful chromo-collotype frontispieces and further charming illustrations. Five novels by Jane Austen, the beautiful Oxford large paper edition limited to one-thousand sets, of which nine-hundred and fifty for sale. The text based on the collation of the early editions by R. W. Chapman. Complete in five volumes in the original uniform quarter cloth over marbled boards bindings. Spare spine labels tipped in to rear as called for.Comprising popular novels Sense and Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (in one). These titles among the publications that gained Austen modest success in her lifetime, for which she received little famed as published anonymously.Georgian novelist Jane Austen was known for her interpretations, comments, and critique of the British landed gentry of the time. Her plots are known for exploring the dependence of women on marriage in the favour of social and economic security.Illustrated with beautiful chromo-collotype frontispieces and thirty-seven further full page plates some folding, as well as illustrations in text. Collated, complete. The frontispiece to Mansfield Park has an image of the same location, Harleston Park, tipped in on top, which can be pulled back to reveal a different image of the building.Featuring uniform edition title pages as well as original title pages, with notes on the modern edition printed to verso of the original title page.Notes, indexes, and illustrations from contemporary sources. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over marbled boards, title label to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine, rubbed and lightly chipped with only minimal loss to spine title label of 'Emma,' back strip and labels lightly darkened. Neat previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper 'Rosamond Wontage' dated 1924. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to endpapers affecting leaves of plates only, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good.

Emma Woodhouse is a young, beautiful, witty, and privileged woman in Regency England who, from the comfort of her large estate, amuses herself with matchmaking schemes for her friends and acquaintances. With no intention to marry herself, Emma's actions often backfire, causing distress among her circle and highlighting the societal challenges and limitations of the time. Despite her flaws and missteps, Emma experiences a journey of personal growth and self-awareness.