Jane Austen
Pasadena: Ampersand Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (4) 16pp. Original black cloth with black lettering on cream paper label of cover. Frontispiece portrait. Vignette on title page. "Shakespeare has had neither equal nor second. But among the writers who, in the point which we have noticed, have approached nearest to the manner of the great master, we have no hesitation in placing Jane Austen, a woman of whom England is justly proud." (Macaulay). Laid in a small card with printed text: "With the compliments of the Author." Binding somewhat rubbed with some light staining on back cover. Illustrated Ex Libris on inside front cover. Binding in overall good-, interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Item #46001
Price: $30.00