Sense and Sensibility
by Austen, Jane
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good condition in decorative red original publisher’s cloth.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen. Published in 1811, it was Austen's first published novel, which she wrote under the pseudonym "A Lady". The story revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B4802
- Title
- Sense and Sensibility
- Author
- Austen, Jane
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition in decorative red original publisher’s cloth.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- c. 1899
- Keywords
- Book Literature
Terms of Sale
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Half Title
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....