"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde
London: J.M. Dent and Company, 1892. [Classic Literature] COMPLETE LEATHER-BOUND SET, first impressions thus. Ten volumes. Octavo (18 x 12 x 23cm). Each volume with an engraved frontispiece portrait, and two or three other illustrations by William Cubit Cooke, and ornaments by F.C. Tilney. Elegantly hand-bound in tan half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to contrasting red and green labels, and marbled paper over boards. Top edges gilt and others untrimmed. Gently toned throughout, otherwise internally crisp and clean. Presented in an attractive recent leather binding. Very good. An attractive illustrated complete set of Austen's finished novels. Item #72975
Price: £1,850.00
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