Books

Complete Novels 12 volumes (Includes as vols.11 & 12: Letters. - Lady Susan. The Watsons.). Hardback. Size approx 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Uniformly bound in full cloth with paper labels on the spines. Top edges gilt. In good conditions. Some minor rubbing on edges, ends of spines a little chipped, with a few small marks. Volume I has small inch closed tear lower spine. Volume 12 has faint crease rear board. Paper labels have a nice antique patina and some rubbing or mildly chipped edges. Many pages are uncut/unopened. Small name inscription (E.M. Austin) on front endpaper hinge. Moderate foxing & pages rough cut throughout all. Else a tight and smart set. With coloured illustrations by C.E. and H.M. Brock. Sense and Sensibility in 2 volumes, with 13 colour plates, each with a tissue guard. Pride and Prejudice in 2 volumes, with 12 colour plates. Mansfield Park in two volumes, with 12 colour plates. Emma in two volumes, with 12 colour plates. Northanger Abbey in one volume, with 6 colour plates. Persuasion in one volume, with 6 colour plates. Lady Susan, The Watsons and Letters in 2 volumes, with 7 plates.

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.