[Rarebooks] FS: First Edition of Jane Austen's NORTHANGER ABBEY, 1818

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AUSTEN, Jane. NORTHANGER ABBEY: AND PERSUASION. London: John Murray, 
1818. First Edition. Four volumes (4-1/2" x 6-7/8") bound in 
contemporary calf-backed marbled boards with contrasting stamped morocco 
spine labels; half-title page present in the first volume only. 
NORTHANGER ABBEY, Austen's sophisticated parody of the Gothic novel, was 
in fact her first completed work, written in the late 1790s. PERSUASION 
was the last novel she wrote, and this posthumous publication was the 
first publication of both titles. This was also her only four-volume 
publication; all previous works were issued in "triple-deckers." Early, 
neat, small ink owner name on the title page of each volume. Occasional 
light foxing with perhaps a handful of pages with some small stains but 
a clean, fresh copy. The contemporary bindings are generally quite nice 
with some minor splitting along the edges and mild chipping to the tops 
of the spines. The primary defect is the leather peeling from the bottom 
of the spine of the first volume about an inch. A Very Good, unrestored 
example. (#018698)        $8,500.00

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