The Novels of Jane Austen. ('Sense and Sensibility'; 'Pride and Prejudice'; 'Mansfield Park'; 'Emma'; 'Northanger Abbey'; 'Persuasion'; 'Lady Susan', 'The Watsons' & 'The Letters of Jane Austen').
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911-12. 12 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. An elegant Edwardian half crushed morocco binding by the great firm of Birdsall with raised bands, delicate centre tools and gilt top edges. This is the first edition of the celebrated Winchester Edition of 1911, with the 2 volumes that appeared in 1912 that include 'Lady Susan', 'The Watsons' and 'The Letters of Jane Austen'. It is not easy to locate sets of the Winchester Edition in this superb condition bound in the period of publication, the majority of sets being offered are in highly inferior 'recent morocco bindings'. A splendid set of these hugely popular works.
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