Nov 17, 2020 - Sale 2551

Sale 2551 - Lot 131

Price Realized: $ 15,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
AUSTEN, JANE. Emma: A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice" &c. &c. 3 volumes. 175 x 105mm. Lacking half-titles. 12mo, 19th century 1/2 brown calf and marbled boards, spines ruled in gilt, later morocco lettering labels, joints rubbed, boards scuffed; intermittent light to moderate foxing; with dedication leaf, 1 page publisher's advertisements on verso of final leaf, and watermark dated 1815 in vol. 1; preserved in cloth folding box, joint split. First edition. Austen's fourth novel, one of 2000 copies. Gilson A8; Sadleir 62d. London: John Murray, 1816