Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage
by B. C. Southam
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd. , 1968 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None . The first edition of this work on the legendary Jane Austen and the critical responses to her works, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Part of the 'Critical Heritage Series'.This work was written by former Chairman of the Jane Austen Society, Brian C. Southam. The work features a collection of contemporary reviews of Jane Austen's works and the opinions of the general public, to gain a better understanding of how her works were perceived and judged. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only the odd minor spot to the endpapers. The wrap is excellent with only light marks to the rear and very minimal offsetting to the extremities of the fly leaves. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Spotting to the fore edge. Newspaper clipping featuring a review of the work loosely inserted. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883Z37
- Title
- Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage
- Author
- B. C. Southam
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- First edition Jane Austen B. C. Southam Biography Jane Austen
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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