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AUSTEN, Jane. Sense and Sensibility . London: Printed for the Author, by C. Roworth and Published by T. Egerton, 1811. 3 vols. (Lacks half-titles and final blanks.) -- Emma: A Novel. London: John Murray 1816. 3 vols. (Lacks half-titles.) -- Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion. London, John Murray 1818. 4 vols. (Lacks half-titles, signatures C and D in Volume III misbound.) ALL FIRST EDITIONS. -- Mansfield Park: A Novel. London, John Murray 1816. 3 vols. (With half-titles.) Second Edition. -- Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. London, T. Egerton, 1817. 3 vols. (With half-titles.) Third edition. (Occasional light spotting and staining throughout the set with a few early annotations and minor tears, generally very good.) 12 o. All 15 vols. uniformly bound in contemporary quarter-roan and drab boards, spines ruled and titled in gilt (minor wear at spine-ends and extremities, old wear professionally restored, more repair to spines of last two titles). A HANDSOME SET OF FIRST AND EARLY EDITIONS WITH EXCELLENT PROVENANCE. Provenance: With the contemporary ownership signatures of Elizabeth Heathcote and Elizabeth Cooke Trench and the latter's armorial bookplate. Elizabeth Heathcote is the Elizabeth Bigg of Manydown Park. Austen often visited the Bigg family at their estate and Elizabeth remained a friend throughout life. Jane's letters contain frequent references to the comfortable and enduring friendship between them. (15)