Emma (Tauchnitz edition, full leather)
by AUSTEN, Jane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Grange over Sands, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Emma (Tauchnitz edition, full leather)
Bernard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1877, VG, maroon full leather binding with gilt lettering to spine, marbled end papers, 11.5x16 cm. 456 pp. Leather gently scuffed on spine, with 4 - 4.5 cm split either side of spine head. Top of page edges lightly dust stained. Page edges tanned. Clearly a much loved copy.
45052 hb 4 ANTI classics £731.50
Synopsis
Emma is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1815. The story follows the life of Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and beautiful young woman who lives in the English countryside. Emma fancies herself as a matchmaker and sets out to find a suitable husband for her friend Harriet Smith. However, her attempts to play cupid lead to several misadventures, including a love triangle involving her own romantic interests. As the story unfolds, Emma learns important lessons about humility, love, and the consequences of meddling in the lives of others. The novel is a satire of the English upper class and is widely considered a classic of English literature.
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- Bookseller
- Daisyroots Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45052
- Title
- Emma (Tauchnitz edition, full leather)
- Author
- AUSTEN, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bernard Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1877
- Pages
- 456
- Size
- 11.5x16 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN, CLASSICS, LEATHER BOUND EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- ANTI;
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...