Folio Society Limited Edition: The Works of Jane Austen / Leather Binding 7 Vols

Description: Folio Society Leather-bound Limited Edition of The Works of Jane Austen, Complete in Seven Volumes: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Emma, Shorter Works (inc. Sanditon) - Austen, Jane; Hassall, Joan (Illustrated by) London: The Folio Society; 1996; Second Folio Society Edition Seven Leatherbound Volumes in Slipcase: Very Good / Poor #005871 Rare Folio Society leather-bound edition of Jane Austen's full works: 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Mansfield Park', 'Northanger Abbey', 'Persuasion', 'Emma', 'Shorter Works' including 'Sanditon'. Introduced by Richard Church and illustrated with wood-engravings by Joan Hassall. This is an elusive and desirable set, published by The Folio Society as part of a series of regular box sets offered in full morocco leather bindings, limited to 1000 sets but unnumbered. Stated thirteenth printing (1996) of the Folio Society edition reset in 1975 from their first editions of 1957-1963. Seven volumes housed in one slipcase. Fully bound in Georgian-style teal leather, with gilt titling and decoration to upper boards and spines. The leather is clean and bright, with rubbing to corners of all vols and also rubbing to spine of 'Northanger'. The boards are square and the text blocks are all tightly bound without any sagging. The contents are clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. The books appear to be unread despite the outer wear. All seven volumes are housed in a matching teal slipcase which has two tears to the printed side panel; these have been glued back together but it does look a little messy. There is also a less obvious tear to the paper on the other side panel but the slipcase itself has not been breached. There's general wear and marking to the exterior of the slipcase and internal marking from the books going in and out. All in all, despite the flaws, this is a beautiful leather-bound set of Jane Austen's works that would grace any Austen fan's bookshelf. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.ABOUT BATH AND WEST BOOKS I am a member of the P.B.F.A. and adhere to strict codes of conduct for professional booksellers. I aim to describe accurately and comprehensively, including any and all defects and signs of wear and use. The photos form an integral part of the description so please study them carefully and ask for more if needed. I am always happy to answer questions. All items are professionally packaged to protect against bumps and water damage, and to ensure they reach you in the same condition they leave me.Items are normally posted within 3 business days of receiving cleared payment and often within 24 hours. I offer a 14 day money back guarantee but please contact me in the first instance should you wish to return an item. Buy-It-Now requires instant payment. Auction items must be paid for within 24 hours of auction's end. I use Royal Mail 48 Tracked postage or Parcelforce for domestic orders unless otherwise stated or requested. All U.K. orders are tracked and a signature may be required. International delivery is by tracked and insured Airmail. A signature may be required. EU deliveries are currently at risk of delays. Bath and West Books cannot be held responsible for taxes or duties imposed in the buyer's country. I am happy to combine postage although this doesn't usually make a huge difference to the cost. If you buy more than one item, please wait for adjusted invoice before paying.I have other antiquarian, collectable and just-plain-interesting books for sale so please check out the other items in the Bath and West Books shop. Stock is constantly changing but all current listings can be found by visiting the Bath and West Books web site. My eBay shop is regularly updated but new stock is not added here as quickly as it is to other sites. Thank you for reading. If you have any questions, please get in touch and I will do my best to help. Jo @ Bath and West Books co ukTel: 01761 434585 Member of the P.B.F.A.

Price: 395 GBP

Location: Bath

End Time: 2024-08-27T11:44:05.000Z

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