Receive 2 sets of three splendid LIMITED-EDITION illustrations created by Hugh Thomson, one of the 19th century’s most famous illustrators, for the prestigious Cranford collection. First expanded Winchester edition, the most attractive unillustrated edition of Austen's works produced around the turn of the century, here uniformly bound in contemporary morocco and scarce thus. Based on the recollections of her family members, this biography shaped the image of Austen for well over a century and is the single most importance source for her life.

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I am trying to obtain both wuthering hrights and Jane eyre in any of the seasons editions but unable to find them. The books are illustrated throughout with several decorative quotes in a block color that matches the spine. I just wanted to give a heads-up that Harper Muse has stated that this Jane Austen collection will be completed in November with the release of Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion.The Winter editions have page edges sprayed to match the boards, while later editions feature a matching laser-cut bookmark. Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Louisa May Alcott… Timeless Classics offers you a superb selection of novels that revolutionised the female universe. Rare books by Jane Austen, including first and early editions, finely bound books and sets, and original artwork and letters.

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Her books remained out of print for 12 years until publisher Richard Bentley purchased the rights and issued the first inexpensive, single-volume illustrated editions in his Standard Novels series. In its day, Jane Austen’s most famous work stood as an argument against marriages of convenience and social conventions that measured a woman’s value by the size of her dowry. The Winchester Edition, the most attractive of the unillustrated editions of Jane Austen's works produced around this time, presented here in a handsome contemporary binding.The endpapers are patterned, and match eight large colored pull-out quotes that decorate the interior.

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First fully illustrated edition, presented here in an attractive arts and crafts style binding with Celtic influences, signed by the London bookbinder Maurice George de Rupe Roche (1882-1943). First expanded Winchester edition of what is considered the most attractive of the unillustrated editions of the author's works produced around this time, here in the original cloth. The books have textured boards in block colors under the jacket, with gold foil stamping on the front cover, spine and a seasonal quote from the book on back cover. First expanded Winchester edition of what is considered the most attractive of the unillustrated editions of the author's works produced around this time. The final two volumes, containing Lady Susan, The Watsons, the letters, and appendices, were not included in the original ten-volume Winchester edition,.Her path crosses with that of the arrogant Darcy and the two develop a special relationship, anchored in pride and in prejudice, but which will eventually lead to the discovery of true love. This would be such a great help as I am in love with these books and heartbroken to not have the complete collection. The Winchester edition received great praise in the press for producing Austen in a setting worthy of her writings.

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The final two volumes, containing Lady Susan, The Watsons, the Letters, and appendices, were not included in the original ten-volume Winchester edition, which Grant Ri.Small die cuts also feature on the spine of the dust jackets, so they look really beautiful on the shelf as well. Through her main character, Elizabeth Bennet, the novelist showed for the first time what it meant to be an intelligent woman in a world governed by men. A true publishing treasure, the splendid cover illustrations with gold embossing, inspired by exuberant naturalistic motifs of the period, spill across the front and back covers and spine, transforming each book into a unique and beautiful object. Some scholars have suggested that in issue number 9, the letter signed "Sophia Sentiment" was the work of their sister Jane when she was 14. All books in the series feature a detailed laser-cut book jacket designed by Kate Armstrong, that comes protected with a removable plastic jacket (they are supposed to be discarded, but the design is so fine and fragile you are likely to want to keep it it protect from shelf wear and damage).