Jane Austen: Her Life and Letters: A Family Record. by Austen, Jane; William Austen-Leigh; Richard Arthur Austin-Leigh - 1913

London: Smith, Elder & Company, 1913. Octavo, bound by in full morocco by Bayntun/Riviere in a Cosway-style binding with an inset miniature portrait of Jane Austen. Gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, ornate gilt tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, gilt ruled inlay, tissue guard, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. Jane Austen: Her Life and Letters: A Family Record is the most extensive biography, bibliography, and family history of Jane Austen in one volume, with the Austen family trees charted. Written by her descendants, this book reveals the real Jane Austen few people have had the pleasure to meet, from her frolicking childhood to the sadness of her final days. This book is an in-depth look at her life and literature, her admirers and detractors, and her early failures and ultimate triumphs. From birth to death, the Jane Austen story is here as she speaks for herself through letters reflecting her brilliance and independence; the rest of the story comes from the painstaking research pieced together by the authors.