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Austen, Jane
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Austen, Jane
- Emma: A Novel. John Murray, 1816
- Paper
3 volumes, 12mo, FIRST EDITION, half-titles, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end of volume 1, 1pp. publisher's advertisements on verso of the final leaf of text in volume 3, full calf by Riviere & Son, spine gilt in compartments, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, one spot of soiling to upper board of vol.3, very slight loss to fore-edge of leaf Q12 in vol. 3
Literature
Garside and Schöwerling 1816:16; Gilson A8; Keynes 8; Sadleir 62d
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In spite of Austen's "greatest anxiety" about her fourth novel ("I am very strongly haunted with the idea that to those readers who have preferred "Pride and Prejudice" it will appear inferior in wit, and to those who have preferred "Mansfield Park" very inferior in good sense..." (from a letter to James Stainer Clarke, 11 December 1815)), reviews of Emma were both numerous and generally favourable.
As with Mansfield Park, Austen recorded the comments she of her family and friends, including that of the Countess of Morley, who wrote that she had "already become intimate in the Woodhouse family, & feel that they will not amuse & interest me less than the Bennetts, Bertrams, Norriss & all their admirable predecessors. - I can give them no higher praise" (27 December 1815).