Lot 150 is a uniformly bound set of Jane Austen’s novels and is included in Christie’s sale of Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books, to be held on 21st November at their King Street premises in London.
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The set includes the 1813 second edition of edition of Sense and Sensibility, published by Egerton:
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A first edition of Pride and Prejudice dating from 1813, again published by Egerton:
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A first edition of Mansfield Park,published by Egerton:
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A first edition of Emma published by John Murray:
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and a first edition of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion:
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The sale estimate is £30,000-£50,000. And would, I am sure you would agree, make the perfect Christmas gift ! I’ll keep an eye on the sale and will report back to you with the results. I doubt they will make their way into my Christmas stocking but a girl can dream…
2 comments
October 30, 2012 at 12:27 am
cathyallen
“If wishes were horses…” and the same applies to dreams, but it’s a great dream! If only it could be a contest for best Jane Austen Blog that would settle who would get them, you’d be a shoe-in!
November 5, 2012 at 10:54 am
imogen88
Wow again Julie. What is most happy to know is the interest around JA is not diminishing. Great. And great timing for Christmas too!!