Jane Austen
by Wilks, Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 060030356X
- ISBN 13
- 9780600303565
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Hamlyn, 1978. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library Suzanne Edwards, with her bookplate to ffep. Physical description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, genealogical table, map, music, portraits (some color) ; 31 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Introduction: the eventful life -- England 1775-1817 -- A Hampshire family -- World events impinge -- Jane -- The early writing: 1787-1793 -- The betweenities and the history of England -- Hampshire society -- Young men and women -- The novels in solution -- Bath -- 1801 to 1806 -- James and Henry -- Edward, Frank and Charles -- Nephews and nieces -- Chawton in Hampshire: 1808-1817 -- Public acclaim -- The final year. Subjects: Austen, Jane 1775-1817; Biography; 1800-1899; Novelists, English 19th century; Fiction in English.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 393252
- Title
- Jane Austen
- Author
- Wilks, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 060030356X
- ISBN 13
- 9780600303565
- Publisher
- London : Hamlyn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
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