Austen, Jane

Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. London: T. Egerton, 1813

3 volumes, 12mo (6 3/4 x 4 1/16 in.; 171 x 105 mm). Lacks half-titles, some staining and browning throughout but less so  in vols. 2 and 3, closed tear in gutter of first text page in vol. 1 and last of vol. 3,  front endpapers lacking in last volume. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spines with six gilt-ruled compartments and black morocco labels, a little rubbed overall, with minor wear at head of volume 1.  

Gilson A:, Keynes 3: Sadleir 62b; Tinker 204; Grolier English 138

Lacks half-titles, some staining and browning throughout but less so in vols. 2 and 3, closed tear in gutter of first text page in vol. 1 and last of vol. 3, front endpapers lacking in last volume. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spines with six gilt-ruled compartments and black morocco labels, a little rubbed overall, with minor wear at head of volume 1.
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first edition of the author's enduring and ever-adapted novel, with an estimated twenty million copies sold since publication.