A collection of twelve Fin de Siecle decorative gilt tooled ...

Hammer

£800

A collection of twelve Fin de Siecle decorative gilt tooled bindings, each with illustrative covers including, AUSTEN (JANE), PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, DOBSON (AUSTEN), THE STORY OF ROSINA etc (12)

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is a second printing of the 1894 1st edition dated March 1895. It has a 3cm long split to the join between the spine and the back cover, with two smaller splits either side. The top and bottom edges of the spine are worn, and there is a pinhole to the join with the front cover. The gilt highlights to the cover and block are somewhat rubbed, and the green boards somewhat faded. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY has detached spine with some staining and foxing to outer pages, BRITAIN LONG AGO has extensive foxing, all other volumes with light staining and foxing